'We are fully prepared to respond to any attack, whether by proxy, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or regular Iranian forces,' National Security Adviser John Bolton said.
The Trump administration announced on Sunday that it will be deploying a carrier strike group and bomber task force in response to"troubling and escalatory indications and warnings" from Iran.
The national security adviser's warning comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, with the Trump administration announcing new sanctions targeting countries receiving Iranian oil exports last month. Bolton's statement also follows fresh violence between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza, where the Islamic Jihad group is viewed as an Iranian proxy.
Last month, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accused Bolton, as well as Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of trying to push President Donald Trump into starting a conflict with Iran. “They have all shown an interest in dragging the United States into a conflict,” Zarif said. “I do not believe that President Trump wants to do that. I believe that President Trump ran on a campaign promise of not bringing the United States into another war.”
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