Iran has issued a stern warning, promising a "forceful response" to any new military action, following a meeting between former US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that reinforced a hardline stance against Tehran.
The warning came directly from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. In a message posted on social media, Pezeshkian declared that Iran "would not absorb another attack quietly," signaling that any fresh aggression would bring severe consequences. This response follows Trump's remarks alongside Netanyahu, where the former US president suggested Iran might be trying to rebuild military capabilities damaged in previous strikes and stated, "if they are, we’re going to have to knock them down."
A Broadened Threat: From Nuclear Sites to Missile Facilities
A notable shift in the recent rhetoric is the expanded scope of potential targets. While past US warnings have focused primarily on Iran's nuclear program, Trump indicated that Washington would now support strikes aimed at both **nuclear infrastructure and missile facilities**. Iran has consistently maintained its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes—a claim partially supported by international agencies before the June conflict—and flatly rejects any negotiation over its missile arsenal.
Iranian officials claim their armed forces are now stronger than before the intense 12-day war in June 2025, a conflict that resulted in significant casualties and regional instability. The renewed exchange of threats has revived fears of another devastating round of fighting, underscoring the fragile and volatile state of security in the Middle East as both sides posture with increasingly confrontational language.
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