Iran threatens preemptive strike if it detects imminent security threat

In a statement, the council - established to shape Iran’s defensive strategy following the 12-day war with Israel last June - declared that “Iran’s security, independence and territorial integrity are an uncrossable red line, and any aggression or continuation of hostile behavior will be met with a proportionate, decisive and decisive response." “The long-standing enemies of this land… are pursuing a targeted approach by repeating and intensifying threatening language and interventionist statements in clear conflict with the accepted principles of international law, which is aimed at dismembering our beloved Iran and harming the country’s identity," the statement concluded. The council emphasized that Tehran “does not consider itself limited to reacting after the fact, and considers objective signs of threat as part of the security equation."

Author: Elad Benari

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