Iran's Leader Threatens 'even Bigger Blow' Against Us, Trump Says He's In ‘no Rush’ To Talk

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei connected Wednesday issued his latest threat against nan U.S. and "its canine connected a leash, nan Zionist authorities [Israel]" arsenic nations impulse atomic negotiations but oculus sanctions options. 

"The truth that our federation is ready to look nan powerfulness of nan United States and its canine connected a leash, nan Zionist regime, is very praiseworthy," Khamenei said in comments translated by Reuters to authorities TV. 

Khamenei went connected to declare that past month’s onslaught connected nan U.S. Al Udeid Air Base successful Qatar was conscionable nan opening of what Tehran could propulsion astatine Washington and warned that "an moreover bigger rustle could beryllium inflicted connected nan U.S. and others."

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses nan media during nan voting for nan Parliament Elections successful Tehran, Iran, connected May 10, 2024. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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While nan U.S. has assessed that Iran’s atomic programme has been set backmost by up to 2 years pursuing its strikes connected nan Fordow atomic tract successful June – which followed a bid of strikes issued by Israel connected Tehran’s atomic and subject sectors – overmuch of Iran’s rocket capabilities stay intact. 

It is unclear nan nonstop grade that Iran’s rocket and drone programme was degraded aft nan Israeli strikes targeted its stockpiles and launching capabilities, but information experts person warned Tehran’s rocket and drone programs stay a "significant" threat.

Israel has estimated that moreover aft its strikes, Iran apt still possesses immoderate 1,500 medium-range ballistic missiles and 50% of its launching capabilities, reported Bill Roggio, elder chap and editor of Foundation for Defense of Democracies' (FDD) "Long War Journal."

Similarly, Iranian master Behnam Ben Taleblu told Fox News Digital that "Post strikes, nan programme still exists and, contempt being handicapped, poses a important location threat."

A large banner depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is placed adjacent to a ballistic rocket successful Baharestan Square successful Tehran, Iran, connected Sept. 26, 2024 connected nan sideline of an accumulation which marks nan 44th day of nan commencement of nan Iran-Iraq war. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)

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"This is particularly existent astatine shorter distances since Iran’s single-stage coagulated substance short-range ballistic are overmuch much precise," Ben Taleblu, elder head of nan FDD's Iran program, said. "This intends that successful different loop of an Israel-Iran-America conflict, nan chances of retaliatory onslaught connected U.S. location bases remains high." 

Khamenei’s threats followed akin warnings by different apical Iranian officials arsenic occidental nations mull reinforcing snapback sanctions if Washington is incapable to make headway connected atomic negotiations "by nan extremity of nan summer." 

President Donald Trump has said he is committed to continuing talks pinch Iran to debar further subject action, but connected Tuesday evening, he told reporters he’s "in nary unreserved to talk" contempt nan ever-looming deadline for erstwhile a woody needs to beryllium reached. 

Security experts person told Fox News Digital that snapback sanctions airs their ain consequence arsenic nan measurement could punctual Iran to retreat from nan world’s largest atomic statement – nan Treaty connected nan Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which immoderate 190 nations person signed connected to.

A exemplary of a rocket is carried by Iranian demonstrators arsenic minarets and nan dome of a mosque is seen successful nan inheritance during an anti-Israeli gathering astatine nan Felestin (Palestine) Sq. successful Tehran, Iran, connected Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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"A sustainable and verifiable negotiated solution that addresses nan information interests of nan world organization is essential," nan German Foreign Ministry confirmed for Fox News Digital this week. "If specified a solution is not achieved by nan extremity of nan summer, nan snapback system will stay an action for nan E3.

"We proceed to coordinate intimately pinch our E3 partners connected this issue," nan ministry added successful reference to nan European nations that signed nan 2015 atomic statement known arsenic nan Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which are France, Germany and nan U.K.