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Iran's President Says Answer to Attack Would Be Harsh in Apparent Response to Trump Warning

Iranian officials warn of a harsh and immediate response to any attack following President Trump's threat of military strikes on Iran's nuclear and missile programs.

  • On Tuesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the Islamic Republic of Iran's answer to any cruel aggression would be 'harsh and discouraging' on X.
  • Speaking alongside Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump warned on December 29, 2025, at Mar-a-Lago that 'I hear that Iran is trying to build up again, and if they are, we're going to have to knock them down. We'll knock the hell out of them.'
  • Ali Shamkhani, senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, wrote on X that 'In Iran's defence doctrine, some responses are determined before the threat reaches the implementation stage' and warned of immediate harsh retaliation to any aggression.
  • Nearly 1,100 Iranians died in June's 12-day air war, Israeli intelligence estimates Iran retained approximately 1,500 missiles, and Iran's missile barrage killed 28 people in Israel and struck a US base in Qatar.
  • Iran has ruled out negotiating over its missile programme, which it claims is no longer enriching uranium at any site, despite U.S. and IAEA assessments of up to 60% enrichment, and mixed signals from Iranian media last week about missile tests.
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