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Iran Threatens Retaliation, Files UN Protest After Trump's 'Locked and Loaded' Warning

Washington describes the post as a warning with no military move to date.

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A view of the currency exchange office in Tehran, Iran on December 31, 2025. The rapid rise in foreign exchange rates in Iran is leading to price increases in markets and disrupting economic balances. In the country, one U.S. dollar is trading at 140,000 tomans.
Steve Bannon speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025.

Overview

  • Tehran’s UN envoy condemned Trump’s remarks as unlawful threats, urged Security Council censure, and said Iran would exercise self‑defence decisively and proportionately.
  • Iranian leaders escalated public warnings, with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejecting pressure and Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf saying U.S. bases and forces would be legitimate targets if Washington intervenes.
  • Rights groups and state-linked outlets reported at least 10 deaths and more than 130 arrests as protests over a collapsing rial and soaring prices spread across multiple provinces.
  • The U.S. State Department highlighted protesters’ courage on social media, while officials said no changes in military posture or actions have occurred since the president’s post.
  • Iran repeatedly links the current confrontation to June 2025 U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian sites, citing that episode in its legal and diplomatic arguments.