Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi Delivered Blistering Remarks on Sunday as he responded to the overnight strikes conducted by the us WHICH, OVERSEN by President Donald Trump, Targeted Three Key Iranian Nuclear Sites. Araghi Warned of “Everlasting,” “Dangerous,” and “Far-Reaching” Consequences for What the Iranian Foreign Ministry Called an “Egregious Act of Aggression and Heinous Crime.”
ARAGHCHI DELIVED HIS Response in a Speech at the 51st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, and Also via Series of Online Posts.
“The Warmongering and Lawless Administration in Washington is solely and Fullly Responsible for the Dangerous Consequences and Far-Reaching Implications of its act of Aggression,” Araghi Said. “The US Military AGGRESSION AGAINST The Territorial Integrity and National Sovereignty of A Un Member State – Carred Out In Collusion with the Genocidal Israeli Regime – Once Again Laid Bare the Depravority That Governon Foreign Polycy and Revealed The Extent of Hostility Harbored BY The US Ruling Estabishment Against the Peace-Seking and Independence-Loving People of Iran. ”
The Iranian Politician Went on to Request an Emergency Meeting of the Un Security Council, the “The Violation of the Un Security Council Resolution 2231” and Thread Silence On This Matter Wold Only Worsen The Situation.
“Silence in the Face of Such Blatant Aggression Would plungal the world into an an unprecerated level of danger and chaos,” he warned.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian Has Also Condemned the Trump-Deorded Strikes and Referred to the Us as the “Primary Instigator.”
“This AGGRESSION Showed That the United States is the primary instigator of the zionist regime’s hostile acts againt the islamic republic of iran,” Pezeshkian Said. “Although They Initially Tried to Deny Their Role, After Our Armed Forces’ Decisive and Deterrent Response and the Zionist Regime’s Clear Incapacity, They Were Inevitably Forced to Enter the Field Themselves.”
PEZESHKIAN URGED the public to come together in the face of the Attacks from Israel and the US
Prior to the Initial Israeli Strikes on Iranian Nuclear and Military Targets on June 13, Conduced Aimid a Growing Concern Over Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities, Iran and the US Had Been Deging in Talks surrounding Nuclear Potential. Those Talks Were Suspensed in Light of the Active Conflict, and It Remains to Be Seen if they will get back on track. But Araghi Said Diplomacy is in the long option Following the US Military Action. “They Crossed a Very Big Red Line By Attacking Nuclear Facilities… We Have Respond Based on Our Legitimate Right for Self-Defense,” He Said.
ARAGHCHI’S WARNINGS at the Council Meeting Somewhat Mirrored the Initial Reaction He Shared Social Media.
“The Events this morning are another and will have everlasting consequences. ARAGHCHI SAID IN THE EARLY HOURS OF SUNDAY MORNING. “In Accordance with the Un Charter and ITs Provision Allowing A Legitimate Response in Self-Defense, Iran Reserves All Options to Defend ITS Sovereignty, Interest, and People.”
MEANWHILE, Trump has Referred to the US ‘Attack on Three Key Iranian Nuclear Sites As “Very Successful.” The US LAUNCHED A Series of B-2 Stealth Bombers-Some of Which Were Reported as Moving Across the Pacific on Saturday, Hours Before The Strikes Were Annhedd-Aand Targeted The Sites In Forna, Natanz, and Esfahan.
“The Full Payload of Bombs was Dropped on the Primary Site, Fordow. All Planes Are Safely on Their Way Home. Congratulations to Our Great American Warriors. There is not Another Military in the World That Could Have Done This. Trump Said in His Initial Announcement.
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The President then Went on To Address the Nation Directly from the White House On Saturday Night. Flanked by Vice President Jd Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Trump Said the US Bombers Had “Totally Obliterated” The Nuclear Sites and Called the Mission “The Spectacular Military Success.”
Trump Instructed Iran to Move Toward Peace, Warning That the US WOULD PURSUE OHER TARGETS with “Speed” and “Precision” if not.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine Appeared with Secretary Hegseth at the Pentagon on Sunday Morning to Share More Information About the US Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities.
Hegseth Said the us is hopeful the attack on iran’s Fordow Facility “Achieved Destruction of Capabilities.” However, Gen. Caine Was Clear That It Is “Way Too Early” to comment on whether Iran Still Retains Some of Nuclear Capabilities, the Investigations and Debriefs Are Ongoing.
The pair also said the us is taking “proatitive” steps to protect us trops in the middle east region.
The Us Strikes Mark a Significant Turning Point In the Israel-Iira Conflict. The us is in the long supporting Israel from afar, but now active participants in an extensive military operation aiming to stifle Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
AS THE WORLD AWAITS TO SEE WHAT IRAN’S NEXT MOVE WILL BE, TRUMP ISSUED A STARK WARNING TO THE MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY, TELLING THEM TO RETOLATE TO THE US STRIKES.
“Any retaliation by Iran Against the United States of America Will be met With Force Far Greater Than What Witnessed Tonight,” Trump Said in A Charged Social Media Post. Hegseth Doubled Down on this point on Sunday Morning, Saying It “Wood Be a Very Bad Idea For Iran or ITS Proxies to Attempt to Attack American Forces.”
MEANWHILE, Israel and Iran Continue to Trade Deadly Missiles 10 Days Into Their Active Conflict. Israel’s Military Said Iran Launches A Fresh Wave of Missiles Toward the country following the us Strikes.
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