IRAN has sent a chilling strike threat to neighbouring countries as Ayatollah Khamenei refuses US President Trump's demand for direct nuclear talks.
The country has issued chilling notices to Iraq, , the UAE, , and Bahrain, warning that any support for a US attack on Iran would be seen an act of hostility, an official revealed.
Although Iran strongly rejected Trump's consistent demand for talks, it wants to continue indirect negotiations through Oman – a longtime channel for messages between the rival states – an anonymous, senior Iranian official revealed.
They said: “Indirect talks offer a chance to evaluate ‘s seriousness about a political solution with Iran.”
Despite this being potentially “rocky,” crunch talks could happen soon if the US said they would be in support, they added.
The stark notices issued to neighbouring countries also include warnings of using their air space or terrority by the during a potential attack.
It added that doing so would “have severe consequences for them,” the official said, revealing that Ayatollah Khamenei had chillingly put Iran's armed forces on high alert.
‘s Foreign Ministry said it was not aware of a warning but that such messages could be conveyed by other channels.
On Wednesday, Iranian state media reported that Kuwait had reassured Iran that it wouldn't accept any aggressive action being directed at other countries from its soil.
And Iran's ally said on Thursday that any US threats of military strikes against it were unacceptable, before desperately calling for restraint on Friday.
While Iran tries to gain more support from , it remains sceptical about ‘s commitment to its ally as it “depends on the dynamics” of the relationship between Trump and Putin, a second Iranian official said.
It comes after Trump vowed to bomb Iran if the regime doesn't fall in lineand strike up a new nuclear dealwith the US.
In a chilling letter delivered toIran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on March 7, Trump suggested direct negotiations of a fresh nuclear agreement between the two counties.
The first Iranian official said a first round of indirect talks could involve Omani mediators shuttling between the Iranian and US delegations.
But the official added how they believe there was a window of roughly two months to agree a deal, describing how fears loom of Iran's enemy Israel might launch its own attack if talks took longer.
This could then trigger a so-called “snap back” of all international sanctions on Iran to prevent the country from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
While Iran has long denied wanting to develop a nuclear weapon, it has “dramatically” accelerated enrichment of uranium close to weapons-grade level, the UN nuclear watchdog has chillingly revealed.
Western states say there is no need to enrich uranium to such a high level under any civilian program and that no other country has done so without producing nuclear bombs.
While Iran has said it will consider talks with the U.S. if the aim was to address concerns over its programme, it has rejected holding any direct negotiations when the US is making threats, adding that its missile programme would be off limits.
A senior Iranian military command Alireza Hajizadeh implied on Monday that US bases in the region could be targeted in any conflict.
that the US andare planning a major coordinated strike against Iran.
European powers are hoping for a diplomatic deal to be done, which will limit Iran’s uranium enrichment activity.
Theis doubling the number of carriers in the region in preparation, even moving the aircraft carrier that dumped Osama Bin Laden's body – the USS Carl Vinson – to the area.
Already its pal the USS Harry S. Truman – which has been crucial in hammering – is there.
Analysts believe the Carl Vinson is currently in the South China Sea and could be in the Persian Gulf as quickly as April 9.
America now also has a third of its B-2 stealth bombers stationed at .
Satellite photos of the airbase tarmac shows six of America's 20 B-2 Spirits are now pointed directly at Iran and ready to fly.
The heavy stealth bombers could be carrying bombs big enough to penetrate thick defences at nuclear sites deep underground and wipe them out.
Six Stratotanker in-flight refuelling aircraft can also be seen on the tarmac at the Diego Garcia in fresh satellite images taken today.
These planes would refill theand ensure they are able to fly to Iran, deliver the payload, and fly the 2,500miles back to the base.
with a top Iranian general threatening “they are in a glass house and should not throw stones”.
