Iran's acting Defense Minister Majid Ebn al-Reza said Tehran will respond "appropriately and as required" to any violation of the ceasefire, according to the Iranian news agency IRNA. Speaking Sunday, he added: "We do not trust the enemy, and our hands are on the trigger."
Majid Ebn al-Reza, Iran's acting defense minister, warned Sunday that Tehran would retaliate against any breach of the ceasefire, according to the state-affiliated IRNA news agency. The remarks were part of a statement in which Ebn al-Reza added that the region should not be exploited by outside powers and that the presence of foreign forces breeds insecurity.
The statement is the latest in a series of Iranian warnings regarding the fragile ceasefire framework. As The Zioneer reported in recent weeks, Iranian officials across the political and military spectrum have repeatedly stressed that any violation of the understandings — particularly regarding Lebanon — would trigger a response. Ebn al-Reza's language echoes that of Foreign Minister Araghchi and other officials, who have framed the ceasefire as conditional on U.S. enforcement.
The defense minister did not specify a particular front (Lebanon, Gaza, or the Persian Gulf) or any concrete red line, and the statement was attributed to a single official source — IRNA — without independent corroboration. Ebn al-Reza also repeated Iran's longstanding opposition to foreign military presence in the region, a theme that has intensified since the ceasefire talks began.
3 developments
- DevelopingIran conditions final agreement with US on halt to Lebanon hostilities
- StrongIran warns US must enforce Lebanon ceasefire obligations from MoU
- DevelopingIran says ceasefire insufficient, won't begin final-deal talks until Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon
- StrongIran demands permanent ceasefire, full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
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