Iran warns United States of strong retaliation to any new aggression
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told regional counterparts that Tehran will respond forcefully and proportionally to any further U.S. or Israeli attacks, describing the policy as an "eye‑for‑an‑eye" defence of its infrastructure. Araghchi spoke by phone with Turkey’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan’s military chief Asim Nair, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Britain’s foreign minister Ed Miliband, warning that any participation in strikes against Iran would bring legal and security consequences.
U.S. officials have indicated plans for new strikes on Iran within the coming week, with Central Command preparing options that could include two weeks of intensive missile‑site bombing. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed to navigation except for vessels coordinated with Iranian forces. Shipping data showed 25 cargo ships passed through the Bab al‑Mandab Strait while only two ships entered the Hormuz Strait.
U.S. bases in the United Kingdom and other locations are reportedly being used to support operations against Iran.
Entities: Abbas Araghchi · Ed Miliband · Hakan Fidan · Iran · Israel · Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud · United Kingdom · United States
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What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] U.S. bases in the United Kingdom are being used to support operations against Iran. (3474d7bf-9ec7-4262-9de4-0cfa887ffc94)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Iran’s defensive strategy is to respond “eye for an eye” to attacks on its infrastructure. (e8e92b8f-ff59-43eb-8712-d9683acdb3df)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the Strait of Hormuz is closed to navigation except for ships coordinated with Iranian forces. (88c19164-548e-439a-9a83-2661601d2c6b)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] U.S. Central Command has prepared options that could include two weeks of intensive bombing of Iranian missile sites. (88c19164-548e-439a-9a83-2661601d2c6b)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Shipping data showed 25 cargo ships passed through the Bab al‑Mandab Strait while only two ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz. (88c19164-548e-439a-9a83-2661601d2c6b)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the United States that Iran will respond strongly to any new aggression. (e8e92b8f-ff59-43eb-8712-d9683acdb3df, 51ebc138-4ccd-4ac8-9161-24c83a4c41f3, 3474d7bf-9ec7-4262-9de4-0cfa887ffc94, 88c191)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The United States is planning new strikes against Iran as soon as possible, possibly within the coming week. (e8e92b8f-ff59-43eb-8712-d9683acdb3df, 88c19164-548e-439a-9a83-2661601d2c6b)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Araghchi held phone calls with Turkey’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan’s Asim Nair, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Britain’s foreign minister Ed Miliband, warning them of (51ebc138-4ccd-4ac8-9161-24c83a4c41f3, 3474d7bf-9ec7-4262-9de4-0cfa887ffc94, 88c19164-548e-439a-9a83-2661601d2c6b)