Iran says US President Donald Trump’s open threat of “bombing” the country is an affront to global peace and security.

“An open threat of ‘bombing’ by a Head of State against Iran is a shocking _affront_ to the very essence of International Peace and Security,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a post on his X account on Monday.

On Saturday, Trump said Iran will be bombed if it does not make a deal with the United States.

“If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing,” he said in an interview with NBC News. He also threatened to punish Iran with what he called “secondary tariffs.”

Baghaei said such threats are in violation of the United Nations Charter and a betrayal of Safeguards under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

“Violence breeds violence, peace begets peace. The US can choose the course...; and concede to CONSEQUENCES,” he warned.

On March 7, Trump announced he had written to Iran to call for nuclear negotiations and threaten military action. The letter was delivered to Tehran on March 12 by UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on March 21 that US threats “will get them nowhere” and warned of reciprocal measures “if they do anything malign” against Iran.

Ayatollah Khamenei also dismissed Trump’s outreach for talks, which he said was an attempt to deceive global public opinion by portraying the United States as willing to negotiate while framing Iran as unwilling to engage.

On Thursday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran’s official response to a letter from Trump has been sent through Oman.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic’s response to his American counterpart’s letter leaves open the possibility of indirect talks with Washington, stressing that the continuation of the negotiation process depends on the Americans’ behavior.

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