Iran vows ‘crushing response’ to any US attack

Washington and Tehran have exchanged sharp warnings since a protest wave in Iran led Trump to threaten military action over a violent crackdown, while the Islamic republic blamed the United States for fuelling what it deemed ‘riots’. The face-off has sent diplomatic shock waves across the region, with calls for negotiations to defuse tensions drawing in key regional actors.Iranian officials have ratcheted up warnings that Tehran would respond forcefully to any US military action, while not ruling out diplomatic solutions.Senior Hezbollah official Nawaf al-Moussawi warned yesterday that the result of American military action against Iran was unpredictable: ‘What holds the United States back is its inability to predict the aftermath of the strike’. Do you think that Iran has the power to retaliate ?