Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blasted Washington\u2019s reaction to President Masoud Pezeshkian\u2019s extension of the hand of friendship to neighbors, saying that the gesture was almost immediately killed by US President Donald Trump. \u201cPresident Pezeshkian\u2019s openness to de-escalation within our region — provided that our neighbors\u2019 airspace, territory, and waters are not used to attack the Iranian People — was almost immediately killed by President Trump\u2019s misinterpretation of our capabilities, determination and intent,\u201d Araghchi wrote in a post published on his X account on Sunday. He added that \u201cIf Mr. Trump seeks escalation, this is precisely what our Powerful Armed Forces have long been prepared for, and what he will get.\u201d Araghchi noted that responsibility for any intensification of Iran\u2019s exercise of self-defense will lie squarely with the US administration. The top Iranian diplomat highlighted that Trump\u2019s week-long misadventure has already cost the US military $100 billion, in addition to the lives of young soldiers. \u201cWhen markets reopen, that cost will balloon, and directly be transferred to ordinary Americans at pumping stations,\u201d he said. Araghchi emphasized that Trump\u2019s own National Intelligence Council, representing input from the 18 intelligence agencies of the US, determined that war on Iran is destined to fail. The Iranian foreign minister went on to state that he had warned Trump\u2019s envoys that war won\u2019t improve Washington\u2019s bargaining position, wondering whether such warnings were conveyed. \u201cThe American People voted to end involvement in costly quagmires in the Middle East. Instead, they have ended up with an Administration that Netanyahu, after decades of failed attempts, finally managed to dupe into fighting Israel\u2019s wars,\u201d he said. Araghchi finally described the ongoing US-Israeli aggression against Iran as \u201ca war of choice pursued by a small cabal of \u2018Israel Fighters,\u2019 and \u2018Israel First\u2019 always means \u2018America Last\u2019. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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