White House says Iran talks continue, warns US will fire back if Tehran attacks

White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said negotiations with Iran were continuing toward a final deal to eliminate its nuclear capabilities, but warned that the United States would respond if Tehran fired on American forces.

“Either way, we have paved the way for denuclearization of Iran,” Kelly told Fox News on Wednesday. “Their ballistic missiles, again, are destroyed. Their military capabilities are totally demolished. And now those negotiations continue towards a final deal. So either way, the United States is safer and wins.”

“But the president's been clear. If they shoot at us, we'll shoot back,” she said. “But he feels like the United States and Iran have a good opportunity to make a deal that would eliminate their nuclear capabilities.”