The president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, affirmed that there will be a forceful response to any aggression – when consulted by a local media outlet – at a time when the world is wondering about the actions that Israel could take in retaliation for the Iranian attack. on April 14. The Israeli war cabinet will meet this Tuesday, April 16, to discuss the response, an Israeli official announced without providing details of the exact time.
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The president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, reaffirmed that he will respond to any action against his interests, according to the Iranian news agency Student News Agency.
We categorically declare that the slightest action against Iranian interests will certainly be met with a severe, widespread and painful response against any perpetrator.
The head of state makes this warning in the face of a possible violent response from Israel to the attack with 300 drones and missiles over the weekend in Tehran, which was a retaliation for the April 1 assault against its Iranian consulate in Damascus, which caused the death of six Syrians and seven members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, including two generals. Iran attributed it to Israeli forces.
On Monday, April 15, Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi declared that Iran's attack on Israel deserved a response.
That same day, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, assured that Tehran's counteroffensive, after any Israeli retaliation, would be “a matter of seconds, since Iran will not wait another 12 days to respond.”
Diplomacy as a weapon
Given the situation, world leaders such as Josep Borrell, head of Foreign Affairs of the European Union, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Foreign Minister David Cameron have called for restraint and have responded to the request for USAwhich helped neutralize the Iranian attack, but recently said it would not participate in an Israeli counterattack and called for a “diplomatic response” to prevent escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.
Iran's diplomatic efforts have generated talks with at least 20 countries and international organizations since the aggression. The Iranian Foreign Minister, Hosein Amir Abdolahian, for example, has spoken with his counterparts from China, the United Kingdom and Oman, as well as with the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres.
Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has urged “a diplomatic strike” against Iran to 32 countries impose sanctions on its missile program and proscribe its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen declared that Iran's actions not only threaten stability but could generate economic repercussions, for which her country would apply sanctions.
However, some experts consulted by Reuters affirm that these sanctions on Iranian oil exports would boost crude oil prices and frustrate China, the main buyer, which would represent a risk for the US government, also because the Chinese government has said that it trusts in how Iran can handle the situation to “avoid further unrest.”
For its part, the Group of Seven, which brings together the world's main democracies, is working on a package of coordinated measures against Iran, according to statements by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
With EFE and Reuters
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