After the war with Israel: Iran’s top leader warns USA of further attacks

Iran’s top guide has contacted the nation for the first time since the ceasefire came into force with the arch enemy Israel – and at the same time a threat to the United States. Remewing against US bases such as the US bombardation of Iranian nuclear facilities could repeat themselves in the future, said Ajatollah Ali Chamenei in a television address. “In the event of an attack, the enemy becomes, the attacker will certainly have to pay a high price,” said the 86 years. Chamenei spoke up for the first time after more than a week.

In the meantime, Iran’s guardian council, a powerful control body, agreed to the temporary suspension of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Approval is an important step before the law comes into force. On Wednesday, the parliament had decided as long as no IAEA inspectors let into the country until the “security” of the nuclear systems is guaranteed. To do this, the organization must condemn the attacks of the United States and Israel on the nuclear systems and recognize the nuclear program, said Parliament President Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf.

IAEA: No message received yet

The IAEA is aware of the reports of these processes, said a spokesman for the organization in Vienna. “So far, the IAEA has not received an official announcement by Iran on this matter,” he said.

Last weekend the United States entered the war between Israel and Iran and, among other things, had attacked the underground atreme nuclear facility Fordo with bunkerbreaking bombs. How strongly the systems in the air raids have been damaged is so far unclear. On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump surprisingly announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, which still holds today.

The reason for the attacks was fears that Iranian leadership secretly drove nuclear weapons, while publicly asserting that they wanted to use nuclear energy for civil purposes solely.

US Defense Minister: Secret report is not very credible

US defense minister Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that he considers an initial assessment of the military secret service to the effects of the US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities to be very meaningful two days ago. The report was temporary, Hegseth emphasized at a press conference in the Pentagon. The assessments are currently only partially resilient and would have to be specified with additional information.

The Iranian nuclear program, which was classified as “strictly secret”, was probably only thrown back by the heavy air strikes of the US armed forces by a few months. The White House has previously criticized the publication of knowledge by US media. However, many of these publications emphasized that it was a first report and further investigations could lead to other conclusions.

Nuclear negotiations with the USA? No answer from Tehran

On the edge of the NATO summit in the Haag, Trump surprisingly announced new conversations with Iran. Before the “twelve -day war”, Washington and Tehran negotiated a good two months about the controversial nuclear program with the Gulf State of Oman. There was no confirmation from Tehran for a new round of negotiations that will be sought next week on Thursday.

Despite the ceasefire, the airspace in Iran remains largely closed. The measure will be extended by Friday 2:00 p.m. local time (12.30 p.m. CEST), the state news agency IRNA reported, citing a ministry spokesman. Some loosening and overflow permits have been decided for the state costs. The capital airport in Tehran, the main goal of international flights to Iran, remains closed.