00:20The
00:21warning from Tehran could not be clearer.
00:24Iran's ballistic missile program is off the table.
00:27As tensions rise with Washington and Tel Aviv, senior Iranian official Ali Shamkhani declared
00:35that the country's missile systems are a red line and will not be subject to negotiation
00:40under any circumstances.
00:43His remarks come as President Donald Trump intensifies pressure for a rapid nuclear agreement,
00:49warning of very traumatic consequences if Tehran refuses to comply.
00:54The standoff now centers not only on uranium enrichment, but on the weapons Iran says
01:01guarantee its survival.
01:03Ali Shamkhani, recently appointed secretary of Iran's newly formed Defense Council and
01:09a top political advisor to the supreme leader, made it clear that Iran's military readiness
01:15is at a high level.
01:16He cautioned that any miscalculation by the United States or Israel would come at a heavy
01:23cost.
01:23The language signals that Tehran is preparing for worst-case scenarios and is willing to
01:29respond decisively.
01:31Shamkhani also asserted that Israel cannot act alone without direct U.S. support, implying
01:38that any strike on Iranian territory would implicate Washington directly.
01:43Tehran's message is blunt.
01:45Aggression will be met with force.
01:48Iranian officials say their response would be strong, immediate, and decisive.
01:53The newly established Defense Council is widely seen as a move to streamline strategic command
01:59as regional tensions spike.
02:01Iran views its missile arsenal as a core deterrent, particularly after years of sanctions and military
02:08threats.
02:09For Tehran, dismantling or limiting that capability is not just a concession, it is a security risk
02:16it refuses to take.
02:18Across the Atlantic, President Trump is pressing hard.
02:22Speaking at the White House after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump urged
02:28Iran to strike a nuclear deal within weeks.
02:31We have to make a deal, otherwise it's going to be very traumatic, he warned.
02:37We have to make a deal, otherwise it's going to be very traumatic, very traumatic.
02:42I don't want that to happen, but we have to make a deal.
02:45They should have made a deal the first time, and they got Midnight Hammer instead.
02:49And this will be very traumatic for Iran if they don't make a deal.
02:53Look, if they don't make a deal, then it'll be a different story.
02:57But we had a very good meeting yesterday with Bibi Netanyahu, and he understands, but it's
03:05ultimately up to me.
03:06If the deal isn't a very fair deal and a very good deal with Iran, then it's going to be,
03:12I think, a very difficult time for them.
03:17Adding that if talks fail, phase two will be very tough.
03:21While he did not spell out the specifics, the implication of military escalation looms large,
03:28especially with U.S. forces already reinforced across the Middle East.
03:33Netanyahu has been pushing Washington to include Iran's ballistic missile arsenal in any agreement,
03:40a demand Tehran flatly rejects.
03:42Since the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, tensions have simmered over enrichment levels
03:49and regional influence.
03:51Now, with diplomatic deadlines narrowing and rhetoric intensifying, the fault line is widening.
03:58Iran says its missiles are non-negotiable.
04:01Trump says failure to compromise will bring consequences.
04:05Between those positions lies a fragile diplomatic window and the risk that the next move could
04:11shift the region from negotiation to confrontation.
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