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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of attempting to draw the US into a “disaster” in the Middle East and warned against any strike on Iran.
“Netanyahu is directly MEDDLING within the US Government to DRAG it into another DISASTER in our region,” Araghchi wrote on X, warning against “ANY mistake against Iran.”
Araghchi further accused Netanyahu of “attempting to brazenly DICTATE what President (Donald) Trump can and cannot do in his diplomacy with Iran.”
Iran’s top envoy highlighted US support for Israel’s battle in Gaza against the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. He also referenced the US retaliation strikes on Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have been attacking Israel and Red Sea ships throughout the Gaza conflict.
“LETHAL support for Netanyahu’s Genocide in Gaza and waging WAR on behalf of Netanyahu in Yemen have achieved NOTHING for the American people,” he tweeted.
On Sunday, Netanyahu accused Iran and pledged reprisal after the Houthis launched a missile near Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport. Iran denies any involvement in the incident.
Araghchi’s statements came following the suspension of the latest session of nuclear negotiations with the US, which had been scheduled for Saturday, with mediator Oman citing “logistical reasons.”
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More ShortsSince 12 April, the two countries have held three rounds of talks, the highest level of contact since Washington pulled out of a historic agreement with Tehran in 2018, during Trump’s first term as president.
Netanyahu has called for dismantling Iran’s nuclear programme, claiming that a viable agreement must “remove Iran’s capacity to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons” and prevent the development of ballistic missiles.
On Sunday, Trump stated that he would only accept “the total dismantlement” of Iran’s nuclear programme but indicated he was open to discussing one for civilian use.
“Now, there’s a new theory going out there that Iran would be allowed to have civilian – meaning to make electricity,” he told NBC News, adding that he “would be open to hearing” the argument.
In order to establish an agreement, Araghchi on Monday called on the United States to abandon its “unrealistic and illogical” stances.
In a phone conversation with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Araghchi stated that Tehran is capable of resolving concerns “related to the possibility of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons” and that “reaching an agreement is fully within reach.”
The Iranian foreign minister also said Tehran is eager to begin diplomatic negotiations with the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, all of whom were parties to the failed 2015 nuclear agreement.
Western nations have accused Iran of attempting to develop a nuclear bomb, but Tehran has consistently denied the allegations.
Earlier on Monday, Araghchi said that if the goal is to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, “a deal is achievable, and there is only ONE PATH to achieve it: DIPLOMACY based on MUTUAL RESPECT and MUTUAL INTERESTS.”
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