Iranian FM accuses Israel of pushing region to ‘dangerous cycle of violence’

Iranian Red Crescent volunteers gathered in front of a building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Tehran, June 14, 2025. (Iranian Red Crescent / AFP)
Iranian Red Crescent volunteers gathered in front of a building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Tehran, June 14, 2025. (Iranian Red Crescent / AFP)

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran accuses Israel of throwing the Middle East into a “dangerous cycle of violence” as it carried out a second day of airstrikes on nuclear and military targets in the Islamic Republic.

“This aggression pushes the region into a dangerous cycle of violence,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says during a call with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, according to a statement from his ministry. “Iran has responded and will respond in a firm manner to the barbaric actions of the Zionist regime.”

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