Iranian negotiator Seyed Mohammad Marandi said Saturday evening that if President Trump launches an attack tonight, Iran's 'overwhelming response' will begin immediately, and called on all people to leave the 'criminal family dictatorships' in the Persian Gulf.
Iranian negotiator Seyed Mohammad Marandi escalated his threats Saturday evening, warning that if President Trump launches an attack tonight, Iran's 'overwhelming response' will begin immediately, and calling on residents of Persian Gulf states to evacuate what he termed 'criminal family dictatorships.' The statement, published around 18:37 Jerusalem, is the latest in a rapid-fire series of warnings from Marandi that evening, each adding new details to an initially vague threat.
Marandi's warnings unfolded in a matter of minutes Saturday evening, all logged at 18:37 Jerusalem. The earliest reports (v1) warned that tonight could be 'the last night of normality' in the Gulf. Subsequent updates (v2-v9) rapidly fleshed out the threat: naming Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, and Oman as potential targets, along with Israel and possibly Jordan (v5); specifying an 'immediate' Iranian response (v7); and finally calling for immediate evacuation (v9). The source base remains single-source — Marandi's own statements, reported by Israeli media and cited by Abu Ali Express — with no independent corroboration of any associated military posture.
As The Zioneer has reported, Marandi has a history of such threats. The publication previously covered his warnings to Gulf states and his earlier declarations that Iran could 'crush Trump's economy.' The IRGC raised its alert level to the highest state earlier this year, and Trump has warned of potential strikes on Iran. The current rhetoric comes amid sustained US-Iran tensions, with the Trump administration having conducted strikes on Iranian assets in recent weeks.
No US military action has been reported at this hour. Marandi's claims remain unverified — it is not known whether his statements reflect actual Iranian contingency plans or are part of an information campaign. The Zioneer continues to monitor the situation.
7 developments
- StrongMarandi says 'time to evacuate' Gulf states in latest response to Trump threat
- DevelopingSenior Iranian official says Iran will attack 'strongly' starting tonight
- StrongIranian official warns of 'strong response' to any US attack; reported evacuations from Tehran
- DevelopingIran negotiator Marandi warns Tehran can 'crush Trump's economy'
Source and signal
- Open-source intake