BREAKING: Iran Vows to Respond to Any Aggression from U.S.
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June 23, 2019Tensions are continuing to escalate between the U.S. and Iran.
Iran cautioned Saturday that it will “firmly” respond to any aggression or threat by the U.S., a warning that comes after President Trump aborted a military attack while a U.S. cyber team carried out a retaliatory digital strike against the regime.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi reiterated the regime’s position that it will confront any threats by the U.S. over the shooting down of an unmanned U.S. Navy drone by the Islamic Republic.
“Regardless of any decision they (U.S. officials) make… we will not allow any of Iran’s borders to be violated. Iran will firmly confront any aggression or threat by America,” he said, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Iran claims the U.S. drone was over Iranian airspace, while the U.S. says it was in international airspace. U.S. officials also denied Iranian reports that President Trump send a back channel warning through Oman that a U.S. attack on Iran was imminent.
While an airstrike was planned in response to the drone shooting, President Trump called it off, stating in a tweet that the response was disproportionate to Iran’s actions:
While the military strike was called off, U.S. Cyber Command did launch a digital strike against a spy group close to the terror-designated Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. Officials believe state-sponsored hackers may be targeting U.S. organizations.
Tension has been increasing since President Trump pulled the U.S. from the Obama-era Iran Nuclear Deal in May 2018. Iran is currently suffering under tough sanctions from the U.S. while the country seeks to renegotiate the nuclear deal with European countries.
