Iran’s Permanent Mission to international organizations in Vienna warned in its letter about the dangerous consequences of normalizing such threats for the credibility of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
In part of the letter, the Iranian mission emphasized that normalizing these threats would jeopardize the Agency’s credibility and undermine the international trust built through its verification activities. It stressed that such reckless actions must be condemned and that those responsible should be held fully accountable.
At a joint press conference with Israeli regime’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 29, US President Donald Trump claimed that Washington is ready to engage in dialogue with Tehran but the option of using force remains on the table.
“I hope they’re not trying to build up again, because if they are, we’re going to have no choice but very quickly to eradicate that buildup,” he stated.
The openly confrontational tone of Trump’s remarks did not go unanswered. Within hours of the December 29 threat, senior Iranian officials across the political, military, and diplomatic spectrum issued firm responses, rejecting Washington’s rhetoric and reaffirming Iran’s right to defend its sovereignty and national security.
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