Iranian President Ebrahim Raishi responded on Friday to the increasing warnings of the Biden administration against Tehranstating that his country will not be the side that starts a war but, “if any power tries to bully Iran, we as Iran, will respond in the strongest way and in a way that they will regret.”

Emphasizing that the “threatening» language against Iran will not yield resultsRaisi said: “In the past, whenever they talked about Iran, they used threatening language and said ‘military options are on the table.’ We don’t hear those words anymore and they say, ‘We don’t want a war with Iran.'”

Stating that the Iranian armed forces have the necessary strength and equipmentRaisi said: “Today, the country’s defense capability has deterrent power.” “Iran’s Military Power it is not a threat to any country in the region” assured the Iranian president anyway. “On the contrary, the countries of the region can rely on our military power for the stability and security of the region”he said.

On January 28, a drone attack was carried out on a base located in Jordan, near the border with Syria, and the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that 3 US soldiers were killed and 25 US soldiers were wounded. US President Joe Biden stated that the attack was carried out by “radical militant groups supported by Iran». The government of Tehran denied the allegations that is connected to the attack.