--- title: Donald Trump Iran: Michael Flynn Says 'On Notice' description: In the wake of an Iranian ballistic missile test, the White House is putting Iran "on notice." canonical: https://time.com/4656951/trump-administration-puts-iran-on-notice/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-01T19:29:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T07:15:24.916Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Administration Puts Iran 'On Notice' og:description: "As of today, we are officially putting Iran on notice." og:url: https://time.com/4656951/trump-administration-puts-iran-on-notice/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d89c1651095482f/6988b8718fd2ee1e10355a3c/michael-flynn.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3063 og:image:height: 1723 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-TRUMP-FLYNN-BRIEFING og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Administration Puts Iran 'On Notice' twitter:description: "As of today, we are officially putting Iran on notice." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d89c1651095482f/6988b8718fd2ee1e10355a3c/michael-flynn.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Administration Puts Iran 'On Notice' > Sponsored content. 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In the wake of an Iranian ballistic missile test and strikes by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the White House is putting Iran "on notice."_ by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Feb 1, 2017 7:29 PM UTC In the wake of an Iranian ballistic missile test and strikes by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the White House is putting Iran "on notice." by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Feb 1, 2017 7:29 PM UTC In the wake of an [Iranian ballistic missile test](http://time.com/4656120/iran-ballistic-missile-test/) and strikes by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the White House is putting Iran “on notice.” Speaking to reporters in the White House Briefing Room, National Security Advisor [Michael Flynn](http://time.com/4576365/michael-t-flynn-donald-trump-national-security-adviser/) condemned the actions, while issuing a threat to Iran that the Administration won’t be tried lightly. “Recent Iranian actions, including a provocative ballistic missile launch and an attack against a Saudi naval vessel conducted by Iran-supported Houthi militants, underscore what should have been clear to the international community all along about Iran’s destabilizing behavior across the Middle East,” Flynn said. Trump was a frequent critic of the [Iran nuclear agreement](http://time.com/4027123/donald-trump-ted-cruz-rally/) during the campaign trail, but broke with some in his party stating that it had to be respected, rather than be abrogated on day one. “Instead of being thankful to the United States for these agreements, Iran is now feeling emboldened,” Flynn said. “As of today, we are officially putting Iran on notice.” It was not immediately clear whether the tougher rhetoric would translate to tougher policy toward Iran. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the National Security Council would provide a briefing to reporters later Wednesday. In some of the Administration’s most specific criticism of its predecessor, Flynn also lambasted the Obama Administration as having “failed to respond adequately to Tehran’s malign actions—including weapons transfers, support for terrorism, and other violations of international norms.” ## Transcript [00:00] Recent Iranian actions involving a proactive ballistic [00:04] missile launch and an attack against a Saudi naval vessel [00:07] conducted by Iran- supported Houthi militants underscore [00:10] what should have been clear to the international [00:12] community all along about Iran's destabilizing behavior [00:15] across the entire Middle East. The recent ballistic missile [00:18] launch is also in defiance of UN security counsel [00:21] resolution 2231. Which calls upon Iran [00:26] not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles [00:29] designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons [00:32] including launches using such ballistic missile technology. [00:36] These are just the latest of a series of incidents in the past [00:39] six months in which Houthi forces, that Iran has trained [00:43] and armed, have struck Amoretti and Saudi vessels, and [00:47] threatened United States and allied vessels transiting the [00:49] Red Sea. In these and other similar activities, Iran [00:54] continues to threaten U. S. friends and allies in the region. [00:57] The Obama administration failed to respond adequately to [01:01] Tehran's malign actions including weapons transfers, [01:04] support for terrorism, and other violations of international [01:08] norms. The Trump administration condemns such actions [01:11] by Iran that undermines security, prosperity, and stability [01:15] throughout and beyond the Middle East and place, which [01:18] places American lives at risk. President Trump has [01:21] severely criticized the various agreements reached [01:24] between Iran, the Obama Administrative as well as the [01:27] United Nations, as being weak and ineffective. Instead of [01:31] being thankful to the United States for these agreements, [01:33] Iran is now feeling emboldened. As of today, we are [01:37] officially putting Iran on notice. 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