IRAN – Iran has expressed doubts on the US-brokered ceasefire with Israel since Jerusalem and Washington “have shown that they do not adhere to any international rules and norms,” but affirms its readiness to respond to any new attacks.
This was expressed on Sunday in a phone call between Iran’s Chief of Staff and the Saudi Defense Minister.
“Since we are completely doubtful about the enemy honoring its commitments, including the ceasefire, we are prepared to give it a tough response in case of recurrence of an act of aggression,” Iran’s Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi said during a phone call with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman.
He said Israel and the US launched attacks on Iran when Tehran was engaged in indirect nuclear negotiations with Washington.
“The two regimes have shown that they do not adhere to any international rules and norms,” he added.
“We did not initiate war, but we responded with all our power to the aggressor,” Mousavi said.
The Saudi state news agency SPA also confirmed the contact, saying the two officials discussed “bilateral relations in the defense field” and the latest developments in the region.