Middle East crisis live: UN calls on Washington to reverse ICC sanctions
United Nations says it deeply regrets US president Donald Trump’s decision to sign executive order imposing sanctions on international criminal court
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Friday that his country would reciprocate if the United States threatened or carried out actions against Iran.
“If they threaten us, we will threaten them. If they carry out this threat, we will carry out our threat. If they attack the security of our nation, we will attack their security without hesitation,” said Khamenei during a meeting with army commanders.
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