“These days in between the words of American officials we hear some unnecessary threats. We tell them, you have tested us in the battlefield and we have tested you. We will not leave any threat unanswered. While we are not seeking war, we are also neither afraid nor running away from war.”Farnaz Fassihi, “Iran Tries to Avoid War With U.S. After Stoking Mideast Conflicts,” New York Times, February 1, 2024, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/world/middleeast/iran-us-war.html.