Iran blames US for deal failure, urges new try amid fear of new attacks

Tehran warns that even limited strikes would trigger a response ‘several times greater’.

Motorbikes drive past missiles and banners showing portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran [File: Vahid Salemi/AP]

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has blamed Washington for the unravelling of an interim deal aimed at ending the war with the United States and Israel, amid growing fears that the fighting could resume imminently.

In comments broadcast by Iranian Press TV on Saturday, But Pezeshkian also said that both sides should return to the deal and “conclude it”.

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His remarks come amid growing fears that military action could resume as soon as this weekend, after US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he “may do another little Epic Fury”, using the codename of the US-Israeli war against Iran that started on February 28.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that even limited strikes would trigger a response “several times greater”, according to comments reported by the semi-official Fars News Agency.

Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Ali Abdollahi said on Saturday that the US military would not be allowed in the Gulf “under any circumstances and at any time”. Abdollahi said Trump could only “dream” of seeing US forces enter the Gulf, adding that he would take his dream to the grave.

Trump has suggested he could take further military action against Iran, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he remains committed to overthrowing the country’s government.

Both leaders face elections, with Israelis set to choose their next government on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Trump’s Republican Party faces crucial midterm elections on November 3, with Democrats potentially winning control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Such an outcome would be a major blow to Trump, who still has more than two years left in his final term in the White House.

Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Saturday that Tehran would not “wait for permission to defend itself”, adding that the country “seeks peace but will respond to any aggression with severe consequences”.

“Our position is clear: we do not flee from dialogue for peace, and we do not hesitate in defending the country. Those who harbour the illusion of destroying Iran must correct their calculations,” Mohajerani wrote in a memo.

Her comments came as Iranian judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei met Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The pair discussed how to tackle corruption and pursue compensation for Iranians affected by the US-Israeli war, among other issues.

Khamenei replaced his father as supreme leader after the latter was assassinated during the opening strikes of the war on February 28. He has not been seen in public since assuming the position in early March.

Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was reported to have met Khamenei earlier this week.

德黑兰警告说，即使是有限的打击也会引发“数倍于此”的回应。

在德黑兰，摩托车驶过导弹和横幅，横幅上印有伊朗最高领袖阿亚图拉·穆杰塔巴·哈梅内伊的画像。[图片：Vahid Salemi/AP]

伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽什基安指责华盛顿破坏了旨在结束与美国和以色列战争的临时协议，人们越来越担心战斗可能很快会重新开始。

周六，伊朗新闻电视台播出的节目中，佩泽什基安还表示，双方应该回到协议中“完成协议”。

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他的这番言论正值人们越来越担心军事行动可能最早在本周末恢复之际。此前，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周五表示，他“可能会再搞一次小规模的史诗级愤怒行动”（Epic Fury），这是美国和以色列于2月28日开始的对伊朗战争的代号。

据半官方的法尔斯通讯社报道，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）警告称，即使是有限的袭击也会引发“数倍于此”的回应。

伊朗武装部队总参谋长阿里·阿卜杜拉希周六表示，无论在任何情况下，任何时候，都不允许美军进入海湾地区。阿卜杜拉希称，特朗普只能“做梦”看到美军进入海湾，并补充说，他会把这个梦带进坟墓。

特朗普暗示他可能会对伊朗采取进一步的军事行动，而以色列总理内塔尼亚胡则表示，他仍然致力于推翻伊朗政府。

两位领导人都面临选举，以色列将于周二选出下一届政府。与此同时，特朗普所在的共和党将于11月3日举行至关重要的中期选举，民主党有可能赢得众议院和参议院的控制权。如果民主党真的赢得选举，对特朗普来说将是沉重打击，因为他的白宫任期还有两年多的时间。

伊朗政府发言人法蒂玛·穆哈杰拉尼周六表示，德黑兰不会“等待许可就进行自卫”，并补充说，伊朗“寻求和平，但将对任何侵略行为予以严厉回应”。

“我们的立场很明确：我们不回避和平对话，也不犹豫捍卫国家。那些妄图摧毁伊朗的人必须纠正他们的算盘，”莫哈杰拉尼在一份备忘录中写道。

在她发表这番言论之际，伊朗司法部长戈拉姆侯赛因·穆赫塞尼·埃杰伊会见了最高领袖穆杰塔巴·哈梅内伊。双方讨论了如何打击腐败，以及如何为受美以战争影响的伊朗民众争取赔偿等问题。

2月28日，在战争爆发之初，他的父亲遭到暗杀，之后哈梅内伊接替他成为最高领袖。自3月初就任以来，他一直没有公开露面。

据报道，议长兼首席谈判代表穆罕默德·巴格尔·加利巴夫本周早些时候会见了哈梅内伊。