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A senior Iranian official responded to Biden’s remarks by saying it was an illegal threat and Tehran had the right to respond in kind.
The warning from Iran was voiced on Saturday by Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Admiral Ali Shamkhani who tweeted in Farsi, English, Hebrew and Arabic.
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He noted the “emphasis on using ‘Other Options’ against Iran” expressed during a meeting between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Naftali Bennett at the White House on Friday.
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“The signal is an illegal threat to another country that affirms the right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to retaliate in response to ‘Available Options’,” Shamkhani said, adding the hashtag #ActiveResistance.
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The Iranian statement was in response to Biden’s assurances to Bennett that the US would not hesitate to take action against Iran if the chosen diplomatic path proved fruitless.
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