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Iran’s Khamenei warns of ‘strong blow’ as Trump threatens to drop bombs, Putin silent on US ire

Furious comments issued by President Donald Trump over the weekend prompted a swift and aggressive response from Iran, while Russian President Vladimir Putin remains tight-lipped in the face of the U.S. leader’s ire.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, issued a warning on Monday and said it would respond «decisively and immediately» to any threat issued by the U.S. after Trump said there «will be bombing» and likely more tariffs if Tehran does not agree to a nuclear deal with Washington.
«The enmity from the U.S. and Israel has always been there. They threaten to attack us, which we don’t think is very probable, but if they commit any mischief, they will surely receive a strong reciprocal blow,» Khamenei said according to a Reuters report.
TRUMP THREATENS TO BOMB IRAN UNLESS THEY END NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM AND BEGIN TALKS ON NEW DEAL
President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One before arriving at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Mar. 28, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
«And if they are thinking of causing sedition inside the country as in past years, the Iranian people themselves will deal with them,» he added.
Despite Iran’s refusal and warning directed at both the U.S. and Israel, Behnam Ben Taleblu, an Iran expert and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said Khamenei’s comments are an attempt to «buy time» while balancing growing external and internal pressures on his regime.
«At once, Khamenei sought to both downplay the chances of President Trump or Israel taking military action while also looking to deter such an eventuality due to the regime’s own policies,» he told Fox News Digital. «This is a tightrope Khamenei will increasingly be forced to walk as he plays for time and engages in nuclear escalation.
«U.S. policy should be to keep Khamenei off balance,» he added.
While Iran takes an offensive stance against Trump and his ambitions to finally bring Tehran to heel on its nuclear expansion, Russia is taking a different approach as it refuses to bow to Trump’s plans to see an end to the war in Ukraine.
TRUMP SAYS HE IS ‘PISSED OFF’ WITH PUTIN OVER LACK OF PEACE PROGRESS: REPORT

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, meets with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran. (Dmitry AZAROV / SPUTNIK / AFP)
Over the weekend, Trump said he was «pissed off» over comments made by Putin on Friday when he suggested the work Washington was doing to negotiate a ceasefire with Russia and Ukraine was moot because he believes the government in Kyiv to be illegitimate and therefore cannot sign any deals.
«If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia’s fault … I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia,» Trump said, noting that tariffs could be as high as 50%.
The president later said his ire could «dissipate quickly» if Putin «does the right thing,» and once again noted he has «a very good relationship with [Putin].»
However, the Kremlin chief, who reportedly has another call scheduled with Trump this week, has not responded to Trump’s heated comments.
The chief spokesman for Putin, Dmitry Peskov, said on Monday that Russia will continue to work on «restoring» relations with Washington that he said were «damaged by the Biden administration» following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and noted that Putin remains in «open contact» with Trump.
However, Putin’s lack of public response and the toned-down statements from the Kremlin are all part of Putin’s broader strategy, former DIA intelligence officer and Russia expert, Rebekah Koffler, told Fox News Digital.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on his return to Washington, D.C., on Mar. 30, 2025, when he said he was «pissed off» at Russian President Vladimir Putin. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
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«Putin, like Trump, thrives on confrontation,» Koffler said. «Except his approach is different. The Kremlin deliberately is projecting that Putin is cool, calm, and collected now, which he is.
«The fact that President Trump reportedly got mad and used those words means to Putin that he finally got to him, the way he got to Biden, Obama, and others who called him a killer and other derogatory words,» she continued.
«Putin now feels that not only Russia has an upper hand on the battlefield over Ukraine and in terms of total combat potential over NATO, but he also was able to unbalance Trump,» Koffler explained. «That is the whole point – it’s a judo move.»
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Tel Aviv analyst shelters from 30 missile sirens in 48 hours, says Iran ‘won’t recover’

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The past 48 hours in Tel Aviv have been unlike anything seen before, a leading security analyst has said, as sirens blared amid missile threats following Operation Epic Fury and U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran.
«We are facing a biblical event — nothing less,» Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies and the Misgav Institute, told Fox News Digital, speaking from his shelter in the city.
Like many Israelis, Michael said he had spent hours in reinforced rooms during the ongoing barrage, adding that he was «very experienced in this.»
«But this all requires time and determination, and I do hope that Trump will also have them both,» he said, speaking shortly after the president released a video message stating that the military operation would continue «until all of our objectives are achieved.»
Explosions from projectile interceptions by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system over Tel Aviv. (JACK GUEZ / AFP via Getty Images)
«Trump is the only one who can make the change — and that change will impact the entire region and the international order for years to come,» Michael added.
As of Sunday, Tel Aviv remained under a state of emergency following Iranian missile attacks that caused casualties and widespread damage.
According to The Associated Press, Iranian missile and drone strikes have killed approximately 11 Israeli civilians and wounded dozens more in retaliation for the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran.
Shrapnel from missile impacts damaged at least 40 buildings in Tel Aviv, and authorities reported at least one death in the area from falling debris.
The Philippine Embassy in Israel confirmed the death of a Filipino national after a missile strike hit Tel Aviv on Saturday.
TOMAHAWKS, B-2 STEALTH BOMBERS AND ATTACK DRONES POUND OVER 1,000 IRANIAN TARGETS IN 24-HOUR BLITZ

People take shelter as Iran launched missiles and drones towards Israel following the US-Israeli attacks. ( Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
«We enter our shelter once the siren is heard and stay there until the Home Front Command announces that we can leave,» Michael said.
«Usually, it is about 20 to 30 minutes — unless there are further sirens during our stay. Since yesterday morning, it has happened around 30 times.»
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog also visited an impact site in Tel Aviv Sunday, delivering a message of resilience.
«The people of Israel and the people of Iran can live in peace. The region can live in peace. But what undermines peace time and again is terror instigated by this Iranian regime,» Herzog said.
EXILED IRANIAN CROWN PRINCE SAYS US STRIKES MARK ‘BEGINNING OF THE VERY END’ FOR REGIME

Israeli emergency service officer walks past building debris at the scene of a Iranian missile attack. (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images)
Following the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and roughly 40 senior Iranian officials, Iran formed a provisional leadership council.
Iran named Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, President Masoud Pezeshkian and Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i to lead roles.
«The Supreme Leader did not complete the necessary groundwork regarding his own succession,» Michael added.
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«Pezeshkian will face very troubling challenges due to their heavy losses, severe disruptions to control and command systems, and the massive bombing and attacks across Iran, including Tehran,» he said.
«Even if this regime doesn’t collapse, it will never be able to reconstitute itself, recover or return to its previous position,» Michael added.
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Irán busca extender la guerra para desgastar a Trump, mientras pone en marcha la sucesión de Ali Jamenei

La Revolución Islámica intenta resistir y extender la guerra hasta las últimas consecuencias para desgastar a Donald Trump y provocar el mayor daño posible a Israel, mientras pone en marcha los mecanismos de sucesión para reemplazar al líder supremo Ali Jamenei, muerto en los ataques israelíes y estadounidenses del sábado.
El objetivo es claro: sobrevivir.
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Para eso, busca prolongar una guerra abierta con ataques indiscriminados a Israel y a países árabes que albergan bases estadounidenses. Sabe que si pacta hoy, el régimen teocrático se derrumba. El plan busca causar el mayor número de víctimas a Estados Unidos e Israel para que paguen un precio político interno, en especial el presidente estadounidense.
Por lo pronto Estados Unidos ya cuenta con tres bajas entre sus tropas, algo que precisamente actúa como una fuerte presión sobre Trump en un año electoral y tras crecientes cuestionamientos en el seno del partido republicano para acabar pronto la guerra en un año electoral.
Irán es consciente de que no puede ganar la guerra, pero sí está en condiciones de provocarle un daño político interno a Washington que le permita abrir un margen de diálogo que garantice la supervivencia de la revolución islámica.
Quién tiene el mando hoy en Irán
La muerte de Jamenei sacudió el tablero de poder en Teherán, pero no se avizoran señales de apertura en la estructura político-militar-religiosa. Todo lo contrario. Tampoco hay señales de reorganización opositora en el terreno.
“Quienes están dentro del sistema político iraní pueden llegar a ocupar un lugar. Yo diría que son cada vez posiciones más duras, menos dispuestas a negociar y más dispuestas al lenguaje de las armas. Esa es la parte más negativa de un cambio de régimen”, dijo a TN el analista Paulo Botta, especializado en temas iraníes y director de la oficina de Trends Research & Advisory en América Latina.
Manifestantes portan una imagen del ayatolá Ali Jamenei, el fallecido líder supremo de Irán (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
La sucesión de Jamenei está en marcha. Este domingo se creó un consejo de liderazgo liderado por el ayatolá Alireza Arafi e integrado por el presidente Masoud Pezeshkian; el jefe del poder judicial, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, y un miembro del Consejo de los Guardianes (un organismo de control constitucional) elegido por el Consejo de Conveniencia, que asesora al líder supremo y resuelve disputas con el Parlamento.
Luego, un panel de 88 miembros llamado Asamblea de Expertos elegirá “lo antes posible” a un nuevo líder supremo. Uno de los nombres que se barajan es el del propio hijo de Jamenei, Mojtaba, un clérigo chiíta de 56 años, pero sin experiencia previa en un cargo público y cuya designación podría provocar un gran descontento interno por representar una sucesión dinástica.
Una salida de supervivencia
Mientras soporta los bombardeos de la coalición israelí-estadounidense, el objetivo hoy es dañar lo más posible a EE.UU e Israel, negociar una salida de supervivencia y mostrarse victorioso bajo un régimen de propaganda basado en una férrea censura. Nada nuevo que no haya sucedido en el pasado, incluso en la anterior guerra de 12 días en junio del año pasado.
Pero es una jugada de enorme riesgo. Involucrar a los países árabes en la guerra puede no haber sido la mejor estrategia.
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“La retaliación que ha lanzado Irán ha sido un error de cálculo. Lo que ha hecho es unificar el mundo árabe contra Irán. La estrategia lógica hubiera sido dividirlo, pero con los ataques indiscriminados contra Arabia Saudita, Barhrein, Qatar y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos los ha unificado contra Teherán”, dijo a TN el analista Jairo Lugo Ocando, decano de la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de Sharjah en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos.
Para el especialista en temas de Medio Oriente, “el problema es que Irán esta ahora bajo un liderazgo que no está preparado para eso porque han decapitado a toda su cúpula. Estados Unidos e Israel van a seguir atacando y no hay defensa aérea iraní. La destruyeron en la última guerra. El espacio aéreo de Irán está completamente abierto. Los ataques continuarán hasta un momento determinado en que Estados Unidos considere que se puede entrar en una negociación”, dijo.
Además, afirmó: “Eso va a tardar un par de semanas y se va a poner peor antes de mejorar”.
Desde Washington, Trump ya empezó a abrir el camino. “Ellos quieren hablar, y yo he aceptado hablar, así que hablaré con ellos. Deberían haberlo hecho antes. La mayoría de esa gente ha muerto. Algunos de aquellos con quienes estábamos negociando han muerto. Quisieron pasarse de listos”, advirtió en declaraciones a la revista The Atlantic difundida este domingo.
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