Iran says ‘doesn't want to harm ordinary Americans’ as official warns US of ‘uncontrollable consequences’ for civilian attacks

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a letter congratulating Mojtaba Khamenei on his appointment as Iran’s Supreme Leader and offering condolences over the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, whom the article says 'was killed in United States airstrikes.'

“Iran says ‘doesn't want to harm ordinary Americans’ as official warns US of ‘uncontrollable consequences’ for civilian attacks Iran says ceasefire talks are 'irrelevant' while military confrontations continue, focus is on 'defending homeland' The Iranian foreign minister said on Monday that the country did not want to harm "ordinary Americans" in its ongoing war against the United States and Israel while the parliamentary speaker warned the US of "uncontrollable consequences" in the event of attacks on civilians as the conflict in the Middle East drags on”

The Express Tribune

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian thanked Aliyev for condolence visits and said an airstrike incident in Nakhchivan was not linked to Iran and would be investigated.

The Express Tribune

Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged 'unwavering support' to Mojtaba Khamenei.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei denied Iran had initiated offensives toward Turkiye, Cyprus or Azerbaijan, suggested some incidents may have been 'staged,' called ceasefire mediation 'irrelevant' while military confrontations continue, and said 'We did not initiate or start this war. It is not a war of choice. It is a war of necessity that was imposed on us.'

The article presents multiple official claims and statements, some of which it notes are unverified.

The report uses inconsistent names for US operations, referencing both 'Operation Epic Fury' and a tweet by Araghchi calling it 'Operation Epic Mistake,' which the article does not reconcile.

The report's final paragraph about the IRGC attack in Kuwait is incomplete in the source.