Iran Reserves Right to Respond to US Strikes on Nuclear Sites: FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the US will have to take full responsibility for the consequences of its attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, saying Tehran reserves the right to resort to its own options for reaction.

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23 June 2025

Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of an OIC meeting in Istanbul on Sunday, Araqchi said the US has violated all international rules and regulations by striking Iran’s nuclear sites.

The US must accept full responsibility for the dire consequences of such an aggressive measure, he warned.

Highlighting Iran’s entitlement to self-defense under the UN Charter, Araqchi said Tehran reserves the right to take a series of options to respond to the US attacks.

Iran will never compromise on its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, the foreign minister underlined, adding that Tehran will employ “all possible and necessary tools and solutions” to defend itself.

Only if the acts of aggression against Iran come to a halt will Tehran decide about the resumption of diplomatic negotiations, the foreign minister stated.

While the Zionist regime’s war of aggression against Iran has entered the 10th day, the US stepped in and conducted military strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran early Sunday./mehr