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Iran army chief threatens response to Trump and Netanyahu’s ‘hostile rhetoric’
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In this photo released on June 23, 2025, Iran's army commander-in-chief Gen. Amir Hatami attends a meeting in Zolfaghar central headquarters, Iran. (Iranian Army Press Service via AP)
Iran’s military chief warns that Iran will not stand by and allow itself to be threatened by outside powers, after the United States and Israel have publicly backed anti-government protests.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran considers the escalation of hostile rhetoric against the Iranian nation a threat and will not tolerate its continuation without responding,” says Gen. Amir Hatami, according to the Fars news agency.
In recent days, US President Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if demonstrators were killed, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed support for the protesters.
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