An adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, Mohammad Mokhber, posted on social media that the strike in Beirut's Dahieh neighborhood — which occurred while a mediator was in Iran — amounts to a third act of 'setting the negotiation table on fire' and vowed that the 'axis of resistance' will exact a 'heavy and painful price' on the battlefield. Separately, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi rejected any possibility that the US would use Iranian assets to compensate Gulf states, stating they are 'not in a position to demand compensation.' a monitored channel indicates both statements are from official Iranian channels.
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