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Shafaq News- Tehran
Tehran is “fully prepared” to confront any US military
attack, after President Donald Trump temporarily delayed a planned strike on
Iran, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday.
Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said that the US
was simultaneously speaking about diplomacy while threatening military action
at any moment, arguing that Washington was presenting threats as “an
opportunity for peace.”
آمریکا میگوید “حمله به ایران را «موقتاً» متوقف کرده تا به مذاکره فرصت بدهد؛ اما همزمان از آمادگی برای حمله گسترده در هر لحظه سخن میگوید”. این یعنی “تهدید” را “فرصت صلح” نامیدن! ایران، یکپارچه و قاطعانه آماده مقابله با هرگونه تجاوز نظامی است. برای ما تسلیم شدن معنایی ندارد؛ یا…
— Gharibabadi (@Gharibabadi) May 19, 2026
On May
18, Trump announced the postponement of a strike on Iran following requests from the leaders
of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, adding that “serious negotiations” were
underway with Tehran. However,
he instructed the US military “to be prepared to go forward with a full,
large-scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an
acceptable Deal is not reached.”
Meanwhile, Israel’s Channel 12 reported that Israeli
assessments indicate Trump has decided to attack Iran and that implementation
is “only a matter of time.”