Iran files complaint to UN over Trump bomb threats
Iran has formally lodged a complaint with the United Nations Security Council over US President Donald Trump's threat to bomb the country.
Iran has formally lodged a complaint with the United Nations Security Council over US President Donald Trump's threat to bomb the country.
Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said in a letter that Tehran "strongly warns against any military adventurism and will respond swiftly and decisively to any act of aggression or attack by the United States or its proxy, the Israeli regime, against its sovereignty, territorial integrity, or national interests."
Trump on Sunday threatened to bomb Iran if the country did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.
"If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing — and it will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before," Trump was quoted as saying during a phone interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker.
Earlier on Monday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei vowed the United States would face retaliation if it follows through on Trump’s threat to bomb Iran.
While Iran denies seeking a nuclear weapon the UN's nuclear watchdog says Tehran has enriched more uranium than any state lacking a bomb.
Last month, Trump signed a directive restoring the so-called maximum pressure policy on Iran of his first term and warned of "catastrophic" consequences if Tehran does not make a deal on its nuclear program.
