Iran not after nuclear weapons, trust not one-way street: Aragchi
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The Iranian Foreign Minister maintains that the path forward between Iran and the US "begins with respect."
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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on before a meeting with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Tehran, Iran, on August 26, 2024. (West Asia News Agency)
Iran respects the American people's right to elect Donald Trump, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said, explaining that the path ahead for Iran is also a choice that begins with respect.
Araghchi reiterated that "Iran is NOT after nuclear weapons, period. This is a policy based on Islamic teachings and our security calculations."
In an X post, he emphasized that "the American people have made their decision. And Iran respects their right to elect the President of their choice. The path forward is also a choice. It begins with respect."
Referring to the US, the Minister stressed that "confidence-building is needed from both sides. It is not a one-way street."
Remember the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran right after our President's inauguration? Everyone knows who did it and why.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) November 9, 2024
Now, with another election, a new scenario is fabricated with the same goal: as a killer does not exist in reality, scriptwriters are brought in…
In what appeared to be a comment on US security reports this week about Iranian involvement in an assassination attempt on Donald Trump during the election campaign, Araghchi asked, "Remember the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran right after our President's inauguration? Everyone knows who did it and why. Now, with another election, a new scenario is fabricated with the same goal: as a killer does not exist in reality, scriptwriters are brought in to manufacture a third-rate comedy. Who can in their right mind believe that a supposed assassin SITS IN IRAN and talks online to the FBI?!"
In a statement released on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei dismissed the claims as "entirely unfounded and unsupported." This came one day after the US Department of Justice revealed criminal charges, which included details of an alleged plot backed by Iran to kill Trump before the election on Tuesday.
Araghchi emphasized Monday that his country will not place any value on the US elections as it will have no impact on Tehran's policy.
Araghchi was commenting on whether the results of the US presidential election on Tuesday could affect Iran's positions, especially as talk of an imminent Iranian retaliation to "Israel's" attack on Iran last month is increasing.
"We will definitely respond to the Zionist entity in the appropriate way, but the nature and quality of this response depends on the decision of the Islamic Republic and according to the circumstances,” he said, explaining that "everyone knows well and has witnessed that the Islamic Republic does not make impulsive decisions based on emotions and feelings, and responds to every aggression with intelligence and wisdom."
"We tell Iran's enemies not to test our will and that they will see the result if they test it,” the Iranian Foreign Minister said, adding, “We will not compromise on the principles we hold and we will not negotiate on them."
Earlier, the Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Ali Fadavi, asserted that Iran will "certainly" respond to the Israeli aggression against its sovereignty.
