Iranian FM: Another attack by the US won't change our policies
Iranian FM: Another attack by the US won’t change our policies
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
A return to military conflict by the US will not make Iran change its stance, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warns.
“These days there has been talk of a new war,” he says in a televised address. “But I am already thinking about what comes after the war.”
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The entry quotes Araghchi on 'talk of a new war' but never says where that talk came from. Two days earlier Trump told a rally 'We may do another little Epic Fury'. US and Israeli forces were also reported to have plans for renewed strikes. Without this, Araghchi's words can read as unprompted defiance rather than a reply to a stated US threat.
How we know
- France 24 (English) reported“We may do another little Epic Fury”Trump says US may launch ‘another little Epic Fury’ attack on Iran (opens in a new tab)
- The Jerusalem Post reported“the US and Israeli militaries have both developed plans for renewed strikes to begin after the midterms”Trump says US may renew strikes against Iran, 'do another little Epic Fury' (opens in a new tab)
“Whether there is war or not, our policies remain the same,” says Araghchi.
If the US and Israel attack again, he says, “they know full well that the result will be no different than what they experienced in the past.”
The management of the Strait of Hormuz will not return to what it was before the war, Araghchi insists: “Everyone must accept that fundamental and strategic changes have occurred in the region, and nothing will be the same as it was before… including the Strait of Hormuz.”
“The current war has changed everything,” says Araghchi. “We must accept that new realities have taken hold. The routes in the Strait of Hormuz will not be the same as the previous ones.”
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