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Strong response from Iran
The Iranian government responded today, Tuesday, to reports that US President Donald Trump asked about options for attacking an Iranian nuclear site last week before declining to do so.
Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said: “Any action against the Iranian people will surely face a crushing response.”
On Monday, US media said that US President Donald Trump called for options to attack Iran’s main nuclear site last week. The US newspaper “The New York Times” quoted an official as saying: “Trump requested during a meeting on Thursday, November 12 with his top national security advisers, including Vice President Mike Pence, Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and the General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff “Common Options for Attacking Iran”.
“The advisers convinced Trump not to proceed with the implementation of the strike, due to the risk of a broader conflict,” the official emphasized, adding that “Trump asked for options … they gave him the scenarios … and finally decided not to. continue”.
Speaking to the French daily Le Figaro, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said: “The United States still has more work to do in the coming weeks to reduce Iran’s ability to (torture the Middle East),” adding: “We have made sure that I have Iran has the least amount of dollars and resources possible to build its nuclear program.” And the US Secretary of State added: “We will continue to press in the coming weeks … There is still work to limit their ability to torture the East.”
Relations between the United States and Iran worsened during the era of Republican President Donald Trump, after the latter withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and re-imposed strict sanctions on the Islamic Republic, following a policy of maximum pressure to accept. a more binding agreement, and also issued orders to assassinate former Quds Force commander Qassem. Soleimani, which was actually done in January of this year.
