This handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on Jan. 5, 2024, shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi speaking during the funeral of victims killed in twin blasts on Jan. 3, as they took part in a commemoration marking the anniversary of the killing of Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani in the southern city of Kerman. (Credit: Iranian Presidency/AFP)
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that his country will not start a war, but it will "respond strongly" to anyone who bullies it.
"We will not start any war, but if anyone wants to bully us they will receive a strong response," Raisi said in a televised speech.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on
Friday that his country will not start a war, but it will
"respond strongly" to anyone who bullies it.
"We will not start any war, but if anyone wants to bully us
they will receive a strong response," Raisi said in a televised
speech.
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