How Iran will respond after the attack commanded by Trump against him. “Eternal consequences”
The supreme Iranian leader, Ayatollahul Ali Khamenei. Photo: Iranian Supreme Leader's Office / Zuma Press / Profimedia
The Tehran has announced that it has reserves all its options to defend itself after the unprecedented US attacks. The American army has over 40,000 soldiers in the area of Iranian rockets and drones in the region.
The atomic energy organization of Iran (AEO) has said that it will not allow the development of the “national industry”, and a commentator of the Iranian state television said that every American citizen or a member of the Army in the region will be a legitimate target.
Tehran's reactions came after Trump warned that the future of Iran will be “either peace or tragedy” and that there are many other targets that could be hit by the American army. “If peace does not come quickly, we will follow these other targets with precision, speed and mastery,” added the US president,
However, Washington pointed out to Tehran that he is not interested in escalation. According to CBS sources, the Americans have diplomatically contacted Iran on Saturday to convey that the attacks are their only plans and that they do not follow the regime.
It remains to be seen how Iran will respond, given that the supreme Iranian leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamene had warned the United States last day not to resort to an attack like this night. If the Islamic Republic is taken to the target, this will “bring irreparable damage to them,” Khamenei said on Wednesday.
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The attack will have eternal effects, warn the tehran
American attacks on Iran nuclear sites “will have eternal consequences,” warned Sunday morning, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
“The events this morning are scandalous and will have eternal consequences,” Araghchi wrote on the X network, denouncing the “extremely dangerous, illegal and criminal behavior”.
“Iran reserves all the options to defend its sovereignty, interests and people,” he added.
What options do Iran have to answer military
Stephen Zunes, the director of the Studies Department of Studies of the University of San Francisco, explained to Al Jazeera, that Iran has several options to respond to the United States:
- “I can directly attack US forces. In the range there are up to 40,000 Americans, not only Iranian missiles, but also drones and other weapons.
- The fleet is in the Persian Gulf, right next to the Iranian coast. And this can be vulnerable if they attack … it could affect global maritime transport, oil price and, in fact, the entire global economy.
- There are also proxy forces in Iraq that could target the American bases there.
- Therefore, there are a number of ways in which American forces could be vulnerable and I would be surprised if the Iranians would not target at least some of them. “
The American military base map in the region
The headquarters of the US Central Command (Centcom) is located at the Udeid's air base, about 32 kilometers south of the capital of Qatar, Doha. This major installation is just 480 kilometers from Iran, notes Fox News.
In addition, there are several US military installations in Kuwait, which is close to the southern end of Iran, in a small part of Iraq.
Plus the Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq and the Bahrain Naval Support Action, which is in the small country right over the Persian Gulf to Iran.
Also, an island owned by the United Kingdom in the Indian Ocean – Diego Garcia – is a major military installation of the US and the United Kingdom, about 3,700 kilometers south of Iran. Although much further, this place is probably one of the most important strategic bases in the southern hemisphere, being also essential for the naval presence in the Middle East region.
Iranian official: “The bet will lose”
The first reaction of Iran came last night from a lower level, as a counselor of the Presidency, who qualified, without giving the name, but the reference is clear, “parior” on Donald Trump.
Mahdi Mohammadi, a counselor of the president of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, claimed that Iran had anticipated US attack on the Fortow.
“The site has been evacuated for a long time and has not suffered any irreversible damage after the attack,” Mohammadi wrote in a post on social networks, quoted by Al Jazeera.
“Two things are safe: first, knowledge cannot be bombed and, secondly, the bet will lose this time,” said the Iranian.
