Iran responds to Trump's threat with a strike, while Turkey offers to help establish a dialogue
Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: YOAN VALAT/ EPA)

The Iranian Armed Forces are ready to respond "immediately and decisively" to any aggression and "have their fingers on the trigger". This was reported in the social network X wrote iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi amid new threats from the US President Donald Trump about a possible military strike on Tehran.

"Valuable lessons learned from the 12-day war allowed us to respond even stronger, faster and deeper", – he emphasized.

At the same time, Iran is ready for "a mutually beneficial, fair and equal nuclear deal on equal terms, without coercion, threats and intimidation."

Araghchi emphasized that his country "did not seek to have nuclear weapons" that "do not fit into security calculations," but wants to have the right "to peaceful nuclear technologies."

According to the Turkish pro-government newspaper Hürriyet, turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a telephone conversation on January 27, proposed to his American counterpart to hold trilateral summit talks with the participation of the United States, Iran, and Turkey. A video conference mode is being considered.

Trump allegedly responded positively to this proposal, the newspaper writes.

  • on January 24, interlocutors of the opposition media outlet Iran International said that the head of the Iranian regime, Khamenei moved to an underground bunker for fear of a US strike.
  • on January 26, the NYT, citing interlocutors, said that Trump had received numerous intelligence reports indicating weakening the regime's position in Iran.
  • on January 28, Trump called on the Iranian regime conclude a nuclear agreementand threatened to use military force.