PRESIDENT Donald Trump has threatened to hit Iran hard unless the ruthless regime does “two things”, as a US “nuke sniffer” plane lands in Britain.
Trump said the tyrannical rulers of the Islamic Republic had to comply with his demands, which were: “Number one, no nuclear.
Fires are lit as protesters rally in Tehran, Iran, where a brutal crackdown on demonstrations has killed thousandsCredit: Getty
President Donald Trump has threatened to hit Iran hard unless the ruthless regime does ‘two things’Credit: Alamy
Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali KhameneiCredit: AP
“And number two, stop killing protesters” – the president added that “they are killing them by the thousands”.
He said: “We have a lot of very big, very powerful ships sailing to Iran right now, and it would be great if we didn’t have to use them.”
Tensions have been building between the US and Iran after weeks of threats from Trump, as he tries to force Iran to make a deal on its nuclear program.
Earlier this week, the president seemed optimistic for talks, writing: “Hopefully Iran will quickly ‘Come to the Table’ and negotiate a fair and equitable deal – NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS.”
He warned the Ayatollah that a “massive Armada is heading to Iran”, that was “ready, willing, and able to rapidly fulfil its mission, with speed and violence, if necessary”.
It comes US army plane dubbed the “nuke sniffer” touched down at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk.
The USAF WC-135R Constant Phoenix jet detects radioactive particles, and was reportedly deployed to the Middle East days Trump .
But Iran’s Foreign Minister stood firm, claiming that his armed forces were ready “with their fingers on the trigger” to “immediately and powerfully respond” to any attack.
General Mohammad Akraminia said it would retaliate to any US attack “instantly”.
He claimed on Iranian state television that US aircraft carriers have “serious vulnerabilities”.
Akraminia adding menacingly that US bases in the Gulf region are “within the range of our medium-range missiles”.
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincolon, steaming towards Iran with air-defense destroyer HMS Defender and the guided-missile destroyer USS FarragutCredit: AFP
STREETS OF RAGE Trump threatens to ‘hit Iran hard’ if Ayatollah kills protestors as large crowds hit Tehran streets & internet gets cut,, TAKEN WITHOUT PERMISSION,Credit: X
And a Hezbollah official warned yesterday that , after the regime’s feared Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was put on the EU terror blacklist over their bloody crackdown on nation-wide protests.
Nawaf al Moussawi said Washington could launch an attack, but is unable to “predict the aftermath of the strike”.
Asked how Hezbollah would respond to a US attack on Iran, Moussawi said: “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.”
Britain will also ban the repressive revolutionary guards, after outcry at the bloody and brutal crackdown on demonstrations.
A landmark law will allow the UK to proscribe hostile state agencies as terrorist organisations, but the Home Office said the bill will not be fast-tracked.
There are fears up to after nationwide protests against his rule erupted.
Civilians were with heartbroken families left to search through rows of body bags to help identify the dead.
In Russia, a mystery Iranian government aircraft has touched down, as rumours swirl that trump could try to take out tyrant .
Flight-tracking data shows an Airbus A321 operated by the repressive regime landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, after flying direct from Tehran.
The aircraft is operated by Meraj Airlines, a carrier known to transport senior Iranian officials on sensitive missions.
It was officially listed on plane trackers as “Iran – Government”, and the secret night flight rapidly became the most-tracked aircraft in the world on FlightRadar24.
Several Russian and pro-Kremlin Telegram channels claimed – without proof – that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian could be on the plane.
Some sources claimed that Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader could have been aboard.
Neither Tehran nor Moscow have confirmed the flight officially, and Iranian state media have also remained eerily silent on the matter.
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