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Sunday, June 22, 2025
Iran warns US strikes ‘will have everlasting consequences,’ Tehran ‘reserves all options to defend itself’
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Iran’s top diplomat warns US attacks on its nuclear sites ‘will have everlasting consequences’
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also says on X that Tehran “reserves all options” to retaliate. He’s the first ranking official to comment on the strikes on Isfahan, Fordo and Natanz by the Americans.
“The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences,” Araghchi writes.
He added: “In accordance with the UN Charter and its provisions allowing a legitimate response in self-defense, Iran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interest, and people.”
The United States, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter, international law and the NPT by attacking Iran's peaceful nuclear installations.
The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting…
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) June 22, 2025
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