Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that "our people are steadfast and resistant. They will not allow the enemy to attack even a single centimeter of its land." Meanwhile, the Saudi channel "Al-Hadath" quoted a Western security source who said that "the escalation is an American attempt to improve positions before Sunday's negotiations." The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hussein Salami, added that "the enemy threatens us from time to time, but we are prepared for all scenarios. We warn the enemy not to make any mistakes and to think carefully about the consequences of its actions. We are ready to deal with any war at any level."