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Khamenei Warns US Against Iran Action

A handout picture made available by the Iranian supreme leader’s office shows Ali Khamenei delivering an address to the nation in Tehran, Iran, 20 March 2025. EPA/Iranian supreme leader's office
A handout picture made available by the Iranian supreme leader’s office shows Ali Khamenei delivering an address to the nation in Tehran, Iran, 20 March 2025. EPA/Iranian supreme leader's office
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Khamenei Warns US Against Iran Action

A handout picture made available by the Iranian supreme leader’s office shows Ali Khamenei delivering an address to the nation in Tehran, Iran, 20 March 2025. EPA/Iranian supreme leader's office
A handout picture made available by the Iranian supreme leader’s office shows Ali Khamenei delivering an address to the nation in Tehran, Iran, 20 March 2025. EPA/Iranian supreme leader's office

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Tehran has no proxies in the region and that the groups it backs act independently.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would hold Iran responsible for any attacks carried out by Yemen’s Houthi militias that it says Iran supports in Yemen.
"America needs to know that if it messes with Iran, it will receive a severe slap," said Khamenei.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday that Iran will consider the "opportunities" as well as the threats in a letter from Trump that urged it to reach a new nuclear deal, and will soon respond.

Khamenei rejected Trump's letter last week as deceptive, saying Trump's excessive demands would "tighten the knot of sanctions and increase pressure on Iran".
But Araqchi said Tehran was still evaluating the letter and weighing its reply.

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Netanyahu Says to Visit Hungary Despite War Crimes Warrant

A portrait of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hangs on the sidewalk during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
A portrait of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hangs on the sidewalk during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
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Netanyahu Says to Visit Hungary Despite War Crimes Warrant

A portrait of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hangs on the sidewalk during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
A portrait of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hangs on the sidewalk during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Hungary on April 2, his office said on Sunday, defying an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued over alleged war crimes in Gaza.

During his visit, Netanyahu is set to hold talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and other senior Hungarian officials before returning to Israel on April 6, AFP reported.

Orban extended an invitation to Netanyahu despite the ICC's arrest warrant issued last year.

One day after the ICC decision in November, Netanyahu thanked Orban for his show of "moral clarity" in extending the invitation.

Netanyahu's office at the time published what it said was a letter from Orban in which the Hungarian premier denounced the ICC decision as a "shameful" move.

The ICC issued warrants for Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant over allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes -- including starvation as a method of warfare -- in Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.