Iranian officials including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been responding to Trump’s comments.
In this photograph released on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, by the official website of the Iranian Army, Iran’s army chief Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami speaks to military academy students, in Tehran, Iran. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s army chief threatened preemptive military action Wednesday over the “rhetoric” targeting the Islamic Republic, likely referring toDenmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio after the White House says again it wants the islandTrump’s former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for UkraineCuba releases details of 32 officers killed in US strike on Venezuela as US defends attack The comments by Maj.
Gen. Amir Hatami come as Iran tries to respond to what it sees as a dual threat posed by Israel and the United States, as well as theSeeking to halt the anger, Iran’s government began Wednesday paying the equivalent of $7 a month to subsidize rising costs for dinner-table essentials like rice, meat and pastas.as basic as cooking oil likely will triple under pressure from the collapse of Iran’s rial currency and the end of a preferential subsidized dollar-rial exchange rate for importers and manufacturers — likely fueling further popular anger. “More than a week of protests in Iran reflects not only worsening economic conditions, but longstanding anger at government repression and regime policies that have led to Iran’s global isolation,” the New York-based Soufan Center think tank said.Hatami spoke to military academy students. He took over as commander-in-chief of the Iran’s army, known by the Farsi word “Artesh,” after Israel killed a slew of the country’s top military commanders in June’s 12-day war. He is the first regular military officer in decades to hold a position long controlled by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. “The Islamic Republic considers the intensification of such rhetoric against the Iranian nation as a threat and will not leave its continuation without a response,” Hatami said, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. He added, “I can say with confidence that today the readiness of Iran’s armed forces is far greater than before the war. If the enemy commits an error, it will face a more decisive response, and we will cut off the hand of any aggressor.” Iranian officials including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been responding to Trump’s comments, which took on more significance after the U.S. military raid that seized Venezuelan President, a longtime ally of Tehran, over the weekend. But there’s been no immediate public sign of Iran preparing for an attack in the region.Iranian state television reported on the start of a new subsidy of the equivalent of $7, put into the bank accounts of heads of households across the country. More than 71 million people will receive the benefit, which is 10 million Iranian rials, it reported. The rial now trades at over 1.4 million to $1 and continues to depreciate. The subsidy is more than double than the 4.5 million rial people previously received. But already, Iranian media report sharp rises in the cost of basic goods, including cooking oil, poultry and cheese, placing additional strain on households already burdened by international sanctions targeting the country and inflation. Iran’s vice president in charge of executive affairs, Mohammad Jafar Ghaempanah, told reporters Wednesday that the country was in a “full-fledged economic war.” He called for “economic surgery” to eliminate rentier policies and corruption within the country.its rial currency sharply fell in December. Protests began soon after on Dec. 28. They reached their 11th day on Wednesday and did not appear to be stopping. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency offered the latest death toll of 36 for the demonstrations. It said 30 protesters, four children and two members of Iran’s security forces have been killed. Demonstrations have reached over 280 locations in 27 of Iran’s 31 provinces. The group, which relies on an activist network inside of Iran for its reporting, has been accurate in past unrest.San Diego County will get fresh storm Wednesday followed by winds that could cause power outagesMissing signs, confusing discounts and ‘unpleasant surprise’ mar first day of paid parking in Balboa ParkSan Diego sues federal government over razor wire border barrier on city-owned propertyProviders brace for Medi-Cal cuts: ‘We may not be able to serve everybody’Las obras en el cruce fronterizo de San Ysidro probablemente afectarán el tráfico en dirección sur hacia Tijuana durante todo el mes Las obras en el cruce fronterizo de San Ysidro probablemente afectarán el tráfico en dirección sur hacia Tijuana durante todo el mes
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