Iran’s foreign minister says that with the overnight strikes on Iran, ‘there is no red line’ that the US has not crossed.
Abbas Araghchi spoke to reporters in Istanbul on Sunday.
He also said that the last red line “and the most dangerous one was what happened only last night when they crossed a very big red line by attacking nuclear facilities only.”
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says diplomacy is not an option after a U.S. strike on its nuclear facilities. Abbas Araghchi spoke in Istanbul to journalists Sunday.
He said while the “door to diplomacy” should always be open, “this is not the case right now.”
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday that Washington is “fully responsible” for what actions the Islamic Republic takes next in retaliation against the U.S. strikes on its various nuclear sites.
“The warmongering, a lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far reaching implications of its act of aggression,” Abbas Araghchi said in a news briefing at a conference in Turkey.
These were the first public statements from a high-ranking Iranian official since the U.S. carried out its strikes.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States attacked three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel’s war aimed at destroying the Iranian nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe that prompted fears of a wider regional conflict as Tehran accused Washington of launching “a dangerous war.”
U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that Iran’s key nuclear sites were “completely and fully obliterated” in an address to the nation from the White House.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran confirmed that attacks took place on its Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz sites, but it insisted that its nuclear program will not be stopped. Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog said there were no immediate signs of radioactive contamination at the three locations following the strikes.
