Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, wrote on X addressing regional states: We do not intend to harm you. But when your bases are used against us and the United States carries out operations in the region with those forces, we will target them. These bases are not the territory of these countries; they are American territory.

Negotiations not a sign of retreat, but resistance if national interests are served: Ghalibaf
In response to a letter from the editor-in-chief of Kayhan, a leading Iranian daily, Ghalibaf clarified his stance on negotiations with the enemies, stating that




