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Friday 23 October 2026
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Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told his weekly briefing in Tehran on Tuesday that Iran would "absolutely not leave any attack unanswered", while saying Tehran must keep pursuing diplomacy despite what he called the US record of breaking agreements.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at an air base in southern Israel on Monday and discussed Iran, three Israeli officials told Reuters. The Pentagon declined to comment.
Downing Street said it was "wrong to diminish" the role of British and allied troops after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said only a few NATO countries were involved in combat in Afghanistan. Poland's foreign minister also responded.
The US Defense Secretary told cadets in Tennessee that Iran faces a choice between a deal at the negotiating table and US military force.
