{"id":25907,"date":"2020-01-09T22:08:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T22:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/09\/iran-sends-mixed-signals-as-tensions-with-us-ease\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:04:26","slug":"iran-sends-mixed-signals-as-tensions-with-us-ease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2020\/01\/09\/iran-sends-mixed-signals-as-tensions-with-us-ease\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran sends mixed signals as tensions with US ease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEHRAN, Iran \u2014 Iran sent mixed signals Thursday as tensions with the U.S. appeared to ease, with President Hassan Rouhani warning of a \u201cvery dangerous response\u201d if the U.S. makes \u201canother mistake\u201d and a senior commander vowing \u201charsher revenge\u201d for the killing of a top Iranian general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/01\/08\/trump-says-iran-is-standing-down-after-missile-attacks-on-us-troops\/\" target=\"_blank\">Both sides appeared to step back<\/a> on Wednesday after<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2020\/01\/08\/iran-says-fierce-attack-has-begun-as-rockets-hit-iraq-bases-with-american-troops\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Iran launched a series of ballistic missiles<\/a> at two military bases housing American troops in Iraq without causing any casualties. Iran said t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/08\/milley-says-iran-launched-ballistic-missiles-intending-to-kill\/\" target=\"_blank\">he attack was retaliation for the U.S. strike<\/a> that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the architect of its regional security strategy, in Iraq earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rouhani said the missile attack was a legitimate act of self-defense under the U.N. Charter, but he warned that \u201cif the U.S. makes another mistake, it will receive a very dangerous response.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to launching the missile attack, Iran also abandoned its remaining commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, which President Donald Trump had walked away from in May 2018. But Rouhani said Thursday that Iran would continue to cooperate with U.N. inspectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senior Iranian military commanders struck a more defiant tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abdollah Araghi, a member of Iran\u2019s joint chiefs of staff, said the Revolutionary Guard \u201cwill impose a harsher revenge on the enemy in the near future,\u201d according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tasnim also quoted Gen. Ali Fadavi, the acting commander of the Guard, as saying the missile attack was \u201cjust one of the manifestations of our abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe sent dozens of missiles into the heart of the U.S. bases in Iraq and they couldn\u2019t do a damned thing,\u201d he was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/08\/iran-gave-prior-warnings-about-missile-attacks-spurring-hopes-for-de-escalation\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5897346.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iran didn\u2019t kill anyone in missile attack, spurring hopes for de-escalation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">With no casualties, the strikes may give the U.S. an opportunity to ease tensions with Iran.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who leads the country\u2019s aerospace program, said that while Iran only fired 13 missiles at the two bases, \u201cwe were prepared to launch hundreds.\u201d He said Iran had simultaneously carried out a cyberattack against U.S. monitoring systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also repeated unsubstantiated claims that dozens of Americans were killed or wounded in the strikes. But he said the goal of the operation was not to kill anyone, but to \u201cstrike the enemy\u2019s military machine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, Trump signalled that he would not retaliate militarily for the strike on the bases. That raised hopes that the current standoff, which brought the two countries to the brink of an all-out war, may be winding down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strike that killed Soleimani also killed a high-ranking commander of the Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, which had also vowed to take revenge. That fueled concerns that Iran\u2019s regional proxies may carry out attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said the militias also appeared to be standing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are hearing some intelligence to suggest that Iran is sending a message to the militias not to move forward,\u201d he told the Fox News Channel, without elaborating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rouhani meanwhile spoke by phone Thursday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging Britain to denounce the killing of Soleimani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20009755653610.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis\" class=\"wp-image-54473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20009755653610.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20009755653610.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20009755653610.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20009755653610.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20009755653610.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Portraits of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, left, and Iraqi Shiite senior militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone attack on Friday, are shown on a screen in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. (Vahid Salemi\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As head of Iran\u2019s elite Quds Force, Soleimani had mobilized powerful militias across the region and was blamed for deadly attacks against Americans going back to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. In Iran, he is seen by many as a national hero who played a key role in defeating the Islamic State group and resisting Western hegemony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without Soleimani\u2019s efforts leading forces in Syria and Iraq against IS, \u201cyou would not have peace and security in London today,\u201d Rouhani was quoted as saying by Vice President Alireza Moezi, who tweeted about the call with Johnson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Downing Street confirmed the call, saying Johnson called for \u201can end to hostilities\u201d in the Gulf. It said the U.K. stands by the nuclear deal and is urging Iran to return to full compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/09\/intel-warned-of-ground-assault-on-al-asad-airbase-report\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5954551.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Intel warned of ground assault on al-Asad airbase: Report<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Various warnings detected included one that al-Asad air base could face an attack from fighters affiliated with Kataeb Hezbollah, the New York Times reports.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pence said the United States would call on its European allies to abandon the \u201cdisastrous\u201d nuclear deal and demand greater concessions from Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia, the other signatories to the agreement, have continued to adhere to it, viewing it as the best hope of preventing Iran from developing the ability to quickly build a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Europeans have sought ways to continue trading with Iran but have been largely unable to circumvent the crippling sanctions imposed by Trump. The sanctions have devastated Iran\u2019s economy and have been a key factor in the monthslong escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Krauss reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 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