Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi Rejects US Claim of Planned Attack, Accuses Israel of Engineering Escalation

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi publicly and forcefully denied US reports that Tehran was planning attacks on American forces, calling those assertions "a sheer and utter lie" and rejecting the allegation as fabricated.

“Iranian Foreign Minister Rejects Claims of Planned US Attack as ‘Sheer Lie,’ Accuses Israel of Engineering Escalation Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected claims Tehran planned attacks on US forces, calling them lies and accusing Israel of engineering escalation, as Donald Trump warned Iran over possible mining of the Strait of Hormuz”

Kurdistan24

Kurdish reporting framed his response as a direct rebuttal to claims of an Iranian attack and noted the wider diplomatic backdrop including warnings from former US President Donald Trump about potential mining in the Strait of Hormuz.

Kurdistan24

Araghchi published the denial on his official X account, making his rejection explicit and personal in tone.

Araghchi accused Israel of engineering an escalation and framed the US messaging as intended to justify a joint US-Israeli military campaign, which he dubbed "Operation Epic Mistake."

He described the campaign as a deliberate misadventure "engineered by Israel and paid for by ordinary Americans," blaming Israeli strategic aims for drawing the United States into the confrontation.

Yeni Şafak

Both Kurdish and Turkish reporting quoted him using this language to challenge the legitimacy of the publicly stated US rationale.

Beyond the categorical denial and attribution to Israel, Araghchi also accused US officials of spreading misleading information for other purposes, including economic effects.

“Iranian Foreign Minister Rejects Claims of Planned US Attack as ‘Sheer Lie,’ Accuses Israel of Engineering Escalation Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected claims Tehran planned attacks on US forces, calling them lies and accusing Israel of engineering escalation, as Donald Trump warned Iran over possible mining of the Strait of Hormuz”

Kurdistan24

He said US statements were timed or intended to influence financial markets, portraying the narrative of an imminent Iranian attack as politically and economically motivated misinformation rather than a factual threat.

Kurdish reporting specifically recorded his claim that misleading information was being used to shape market perceptions.

Both outlets documented Araghchi's rhetorical reframing of US terms and highlighted his attempt to shift responsibility for escalation onto Israel while portraying American involvement as costly to ordinary citizens.

He deliberately renamed what US sources called 'Operation Epic Fury' as 'Operation Epic Mistake,' using that label to argue that the campaign served Israeli aims rather than US interests.

Yeni Şafak

Kurdish and Turkish accounts thereby presented his statements as part of Tehran's broader diplomatic pushback against narratives justifying military action.