Iran vows ‘decisive, serious’ response to security threats

In this file photo released on Aug 11, 2022, by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani speaks in Tehran, Iran. Kanaani said on Feb 13, 2023 that Iran will take "decisive and serious" actions against security threats and those that pose them, official news agency IRNA reported. (PHOTO / AP)

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that Iran will take "decisive and serious" actions against security threats and those that pose them, official news agency IRNA reported.
The remarks were made by Nasser Kanaani during a weekly press conference in response to the latest US-Israeli joint military drill.

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Iran's position against any action in the region by the United States and Israel that would compromise its security is quite clear, Kanaani said.
The Israel Defense Forces and the US Central Command conducted a joint drill on Sunday that focused on air defense, cybersecurity, intelligence and logistics, according to the Israeli military. The drill, dubbed Juniper Falcon, was the second joint military exercise Israel has held with the United States in 2023.