The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, stated on Friday that any attacks on Iranian infrastructure will be met with retaliation, adding that “Israel will not be spared from the response,” according to Iranian state media.

His comments followed a statement from US President Donald Trump indicating that Washington is considering strikes on Iranian electrical manufacturing facilities, power plants, and desalination plants if tensions escalate. 

Zolghadr also referred to Trump as “the world’s most hated figure” and criticized remarks he claimed were directed at the Iranian people, according to an Iran International report.

Qatari negotiators in Iran for talks to de-escalate US-Iran tensions, source says

Qatari negotiators are in Iran to meet Iranian officials to de-escalate tensions and create conditions for broader negotiations to continue, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Friday, adding that the talks are being conducted in coordination with the United States.

The talks aim to address the implementation of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding and the issues that triggered the recent escalation between Washington and Tehran, including disputes over navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the source said.

This is a developing story.

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