Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned the US that Iran is fully prepared to defend its people and security.







�Instead of fighting Covid in US, @realDonaldTrump & cohorts waste billions to fly B52s & send armadas to OUR region,� tweeted Zarif on Wednesday amid the reports of American aircraft flying in the Persian Gulf region.

�Intelligence from Iraq indicate plot to FABRICATE pretext for war,� he said.

�Iran doesn't seek war but will OPENLY & DIRECTLY defend its people, security & vital interests.�



Earlier in the day, Head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi termed the military moves of the US in the region a �psychological war�.

�These moves are psychological war than anything else and actually, it is Americans and Zionists who are worried about Iran�s measures; so they have started a psychological war with a military presence in the region,� he said, adding, �One should not be worried about this psychological war. We should have full readiness and if they commit any mistake, they will certainly receive a serious response.�

The moves come on the eve of the first anniversary of the US's assassination of Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.