Iran responds to Trump pressure with warning of retaliation: 'Fingers on the trigger'

As President Donald Trump pressures Iran to onslaught a atomic deal, the Islamic Republic's overseas curate warned that the nation's subject is acceptable to retaliate against immoderate imaginable "aggression."

"Our brave Armed Forces are prepared — with their fingers connected the trigger — to instantly and powerfully respond to ANY aggression against our beloved land, air, and sea. The invaluable lessons learned from the 12-Day War person enabled america to respond adjacent much strongly, rapidly, and profoundly," Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned successful a Wednesday station connected X.

He claimed that Iran is unfastened to a woody and has ne'er attempted to get atomic weapons.

TRUMP PRESSURES IRAN TO ‘COME TO THE TABLE’ AS ‘MASSIVE’ US ARMADA DRAWS NEAR

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks during the opening ceremonial of the First Caspian Governors' Forum successful the bluish metropolis of Rasht, Iran, connected Nov. 18, 2025. (Shadati/Xinhua via Getty Images)

"At the aforesaid time, Iran has ever welcomed a mutually beneficial, just and equitable NUCLEAR DEAL — connected adjacent footing, and escaped from coercion, threats, and intimidation — which ensures Iran's rights to PEACEFUL atomic technology, and guarantees NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Such weapons person nary spot successful our information calculations, and we person NEVER sought to get them," Araghchi alleged.

In a Wednesday Truth Social post, Trump warned Iran that "time is moving out" arsenic U.S. warships determination to the Middle East.

GULF SHIPPING OPERATIONS GRIND TO HALT NEAR IRAN; US QUIETLY PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE STRIKE: ‘HEIGHTENED RISK’

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One connected Jan. 27, 2026, astatine Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.  (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

"A monolithic Armada is heading to Iran. It is moving quickly, with large power, enthusiasm, and purpose. It is simply a larger fleet, headed by the large Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln, than that sent to Venezuela. Like with Venezuela, it is, ready, willing, and capable to rapidly fulfill its mission, with velocity and violence, if necessary. Hopefully Iran volition rapidly 'Come to the Table' and negociate a just and equitable woody — NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS — 1 that is bully for each parties. Time is moving out, it is genuinely of the essence!" the president warned.

"As I told Iran erstwhile before, MAKE A DEAL! They didn’t, and determination was ‘Operation Midnight Hammer,’ a large demolition of Iran. The adjacent onslaught volition beryllium acold worse! Don’t marque that hap again. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!" helium added.

Iran's ngo to the United Nations responded successful a station connected X.

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"Last clip the U.S. blundered into wars successful Afghanistan and Iraq, it squandered implicit $7 trillion and mislaid much than 7,000 American lives. Iran stands acceptable for dialog based connected communal respect and interests — BUT IF PUSHED, IT WILL DEFEND ITSELF AND RESPOND LIKE NEVER BEFORE!" the ngo of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN asserted successful the post.