Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued the Islamic Republic's most direct threat to the United States in an opinion piece published by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
"Unlike the restraint Iran showed in June 2025, our powerful armed forces have no qualms about firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack. This isn’t a threat, but a reality I feel I need to convey explicitly, because as a diplomat and a veteran, I abhor war," Araghchi wrote. The foreign minister went on to repeatedly blame a potential military conflict with the US on Israel.
"An all-out confrontation will certainly be ferocious and drag on far, far longer than the fantasy timelines that Israel and its proxies are trying to peddle to the White House," he wrote. "It will certainly engulf the wider region and have an impact on ordinary people around the globe. I will do anything in my power to prevent that scenario from materializing."
He also alleged that the US and Iran were "very close to a middle-way solution during negotiations in Oman last May," but that the deal ultimately did not pan out. "Why? Because of Israel’s proxies in the White House, who couldn’t possibly care less about American interests." (Read More)
