Middle East crisis live: ICC ‘condemns’ US sanctions and pledges to ‘continue providing justice’
International criminal court says it ‘stands firmly by its personnel’ after Donald Trump signs executive order imposing sanctions
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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