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Khamenei Aide Says Iran Won’t Yield to ‘Inexperienced’ Trump
- President Trump put Iran ‘on notice’ after missile test
- Iran calls the U.S. comments baseless and provocative
White House Puts Iran on Notice After Missile Test
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A senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the Islamic Republic won’t be deterred by U.S. threats after President Donald Trump said Iran is “on notice” following its latest missile test.
Ali Akbar Velayati said the White House should realize that threatening Iran will not “be effective.” He reiterated comments by other officials that the missile launch was for defensive purposes and didn’t violate the nuclear accord with world powers. Iran will “vigorously continue its defense activities,” he said, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. Tasnim, a semi-official news service, reported that Velayati referred specifically to “missile activities.”