MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/. Washington and Tehran are exchanging threats of hell, and London is looking to undermine efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the ongoing Middle East conflict poses a risk of a major environmental crisis. These stories topped Monday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
Iran is not negotiating the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz with the United States and is ready to repel a potential US ground invasion of its territory, an Iranian diplomat told Vedomosti ahead of the April 6 deadline set by President Donald Trump to make a peace deal. According to the diplomat, a potential US ground operation against the Islamic Republic will be the weakest link in the American military and political strategy in the region. "If the armed confrontation escalates to a new stage, our army will be capable of destroying multiple American soldiers," he warned.
As he set a new 48-hour deadline for Iran, Trump promised on his Truth Social platform that the Iranians will face hell unless they reopen the critical waterway. In a response address on April 5, Ali Abdollahi, the commander of the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned that the Islamic Republic will open the gates of hell for the US and Israel if they continue to strike Iranian energy facilities.
