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On Monday, Iran issued direct threats to the United States in the event that Israel launches retaliatory strikes on the Islamic Republic, in the strongest statement since tensions escalated following Iran’s missile attack on the Jewish state.

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Amir Saeed Iravani, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, stated that Washington would bear “full responsibility” after U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he had been briefed on Israeli plans to attack Tehran.

Iravani described the U.S. president’s statements as “extremely worrying and provocative” in a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Swiss presidency of the UN Security Council.

President Biden responded “yes and yes” when a journalist asked him on Friday whether he had been fully informed about how and when Israel would respond to the Iranian missile strikes on October 1st.

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On that day, Iran fired approximately 200 missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Lebanon, which, at the end of September, killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard General Abbas Nilforoushan and Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.

Israel, engaged in conflicts with both Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, promised to respond to the Iranian attack.

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In his letter, Iravani wrote that “this incendiary statement by the U.S. president is deeply concerning as it implies implicit U.S. approval and explicit support for an illegal Israeli military aggression against Iran.”

He added: “Therefore, the United States will bear full responsibility for its role in inciting any aggressive acts by Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” stating that such an action would constitute a “blatant violation of the fundamental principles of international law and the UN Charter.”

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According to the Washington Post, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed Biden of his intention to strike Iranian military sites, not nuclear infrastructure or oil facilities.

The U.S. disclosed, in an unauthorized leak of classified documents, an assessment of Israel’s plans to attack Iran.

These documents, attributed to the U.S. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, indicate that Israel continues to reposition military resources in preparation for a military attack in response to Iran’s intense ballistic missile attack in October.
One of the documents reveals a secret that Israel has consistently refused to confirm publicly: that the country possesses nuclear weapons. According to the document, the U.S. has seen no signs that Israel plans to use a nuclear weapon against Iran.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced on Monday that the THAAD missile defense system is now “in place” in Israel, adding that Washington sent this advanced system to protect its ally from another Iranian missile attack.

Austin stated, according to remarks reported by the Pentagon, that “this system is in place, and we won’t say whether it is operational or not, but we can activate it very quickly.”

Tehran, for its part, has warned through its political and military officials that Israel and the United States would face consequences if they attacked Iran’s military bases, nuclear, or oil installations.

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Iran could target U.S. bases in the region if Washington participated in any potential Israeli attack. Pro-Iranian militias have also threatened to target oil facilities in the region to trigger an energy crisis if Israel attacks Iran’s oil installations, while Iranian officials are conducting regional tours to prevent support for an Israeli attack.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtchi affirmed on Tuesday from the Kuwaiti capital that neighboring countries would not allow the use of their airspace for an attack on Iran.
At a press conference before his meeting with the Emir of Kuwait, he said: “We have received assurances from our neighbors that they will not allow the use of their lands and airspace for an attack on Iran.”

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Araghtchi arrived in Kuwait after a visit to Bahrain as part of a regional tour that included Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Egypt, and Turkey, during which he discussed with senior officials ways to achieve a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza and contain the conflict.
He added: “We are closely monitoring movements at U.S. bases in the region and know all their movements and flights,” adding that “if Israel attacks Iran in any way, Iran will respond in kind.”

The U.S., a powerful ally of Israel, has military bases in the region, including in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

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Araghtchi reiterated Iran’s warnings to Israel not to attack its nuclear facilities, saying that “any attack on nuclear sites is a major international crime, and even the threat of such an attack constitutes a violation of international law.”

He concluded: “To defend ourselves and protect our nuclear sites, we have our own means and methods, and we rely on them.”

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Relations between Kuwait and Iran have gone through periods of tension in recent years, notably in 2015 when Kuwait dismantled a cell whose members were convicted of spying for Iran and Hezbollah, leading to the closure of the Iranian cultural section and the military office in Kuwait, as well as the reduction of accredited Iranian diplomats in the country.
In 2016, Kuwait reduced its diplomatic representation in Iran after Saudi Arabia severed relations with Tehran following attacks on its diplomatic missions by protesters opposing the execution of Saudi Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr. Kuwait’s ambassador returned to Tehran only in August 2022.