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Iran’s FM says ‘neighboring states’ encouraging killing of Iranians, demands clarification
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on during a meeting with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, September 9, 2025. (AP/Khaled Elfiqi, File)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that some “neighboring states” hosting US forces and allowing attacks on Iran are also actively encouraging the killing of Iranians.
He claims hundreds of Iranian civilians, including more than 200 children, have been killed in Israel–US strikes.
“Stances should be promptly clarified,” he adds in a post on X.
Araghchi is apparently responding to reporting by The New York Times that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman has been urging the US to continue the strikes on Iran to “Cut off the head of the snake.”
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