Fingers on the trigger, says Iran after Trump’s warning

A day after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that time was running out for Iran to reach a deal on its nuclear programme, Tehran said on Thursday that its armed forces had their “fingers on the trigger”, and vowed to respond with “unprecedented” response, targeting “all those supporting the aggressor”.

“Our brave Armed Forces are prepared — with their fingers on the trigger — to immediately and powerfully respond to ANY aggression against our beloved land, air, and sea,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote in a social media post, in response to Mr. Trump’s warning that “a massive armada” was heading towards Iran.

“Hopefully Iran will quickly come to the table and negotiate a fair and equitable deal – No nuclear weapons,” Mr. Trump said on Wednesday, adding that if Iran failed to do so, the U.S. forces deployed to West Asia were “ready to rapidly fulfil” their mission, “with speed and violence”.