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Iran warns of immediate response to any threat, cites US commitment to restrain Israel

By Thomson Reuters Jul 1, 2026 | 6:11 AM

DUBAI, July 1 (Reuters) – Iran will deliver an immediate and powerful response ​to any threat against ‌its people or leadership, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in an X post ‌on ​Wednesday.

“POTUS has ⁠committed the U.S. ⁠to muzzling its pets in Tel Aviv. If they ignore their master, Iran ​will school them,” Araqchi said.

The U.S. and ⁠Iran held technical ⁠talks in Doha ​on Wednesday as they seek ​to agree on the flow ‌of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, ⁠a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an Iranian ⁠official ‌said.

Araqchi’s X post ⁠was attached to ​comments ‌made by Israeli Defence ​Minister ⁠Israel Katz stating that Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was “marked for death.”

(Reporting by Tala Ramadan; Editing by ​Alex Richardson)