Iran says ‘strong response is coming’ after Israeli strike on Beirut Senior Iranian political, military and security officials have signalled that a retaliatory response is coming after Israel’s strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, even as Trump says a deal with Tehran could be finalised within hours. The warnings came after Israel escalated its attacks on Lebanon at a highly sensitive moment in US-Iran negotiations. A senior Iranian lawmaker said a "strong response is coming", while the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said a response by "Islamic warriors" was on the way.