Speaker of the Iranian parliament Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf warned US President Donald Trump today that any attack on Iran would trigger retaliatory actions in the form of strikes against Israel and American military bases in the region, which would be considered legitimate targets.
Iran has already shown during the 12-day war in the summer of 2025 that it will not simply surrender and will resist, and it truly has the means to respond.
In addition to Iran’s readiness to fight for its territorial integrity and sovereignty, it is supported by Russia and China, as Iran is an important geopolitical ally for them, and the loss of such an ally would be a major catastrophe.
Iran is not Venezuela, where the United States, China, and Russia likely agreed on a kind of non-interference, and of course in exchange for something — what exactly, we will see in the coming years.
“China will not sit idly by while the sovereignty of the great Iranian nation is violated by externally supported bandits and criminals. Whatever the Iranian government may need in terms of financial, technical, intelligence, or military assistance, China is ready to provide it” (c) China
Russia, for its part, continues to supply Iran with various weapons without unnecessary commentary. Recently, following air defense systems and aircraft, Mi-28 attack helicopters were delivered to Iran.
