Language of threat won’t work against Iran: Envoy

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN says the country will not be frightened by threats and stands ready to defend itself as the United States ratchets up its anti-Iran rhetoric.

“I think that the language of threat will not work against Iran. The language of cooperation and respect will work against Iran,” Amir Saeid Iravani said in an interview with the American NBC News on Tuesday.

“If you think that Iran has fear from the threats, you are absolutely wrong.”

The remarks came after the US leveled accusations against Tehran over a deadly attack on a US occupation base on Jordan’s border with Syria. 

In response to the operation, the US military conducted airstrikes on Iraq and Syria in breach of the two countries’ sovereignty, killing nearly 40 people. It also threatened to conduct further military actions against alleged “Iran-backed groups” in West Asia.

Iravani said if the US attacks “Iran’s soil … or Iran individuals all around the world … we will defend, absolutely.”