Iran will ‘respond decisively’ to US, Israel strikes: foreign ministry

Published February 28, 2026 Updated February 28, 2026 03:08pm

Iran has said it will “respond decisively” after Israel and the United States launched strikes on the country despite talks underway on Tehran’s nuclear programme, AFP reports.

“The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will respond decisively to the aggressors,” a foreign ministry said in a statement, insisting Iran had done “everything necessary to prevent war”.

“Just as we were ready for negotiations, we are now more prepared than ever to defend the Iranian nation,” it said.

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