The Times of Israel reports: “Iran does not want war with Israel or the United States, but is ready to fight back if attacked again, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday as ongoing demonstrations sparked by economic woes spread across the Islamic Republic and the regime’s crackdown on the unrest reportedly grew increasingly bloody.
Speaking in Beirut, Araghchi told reporters that Iran is also ready for negotiations with the US over its nuclear program as long as the talks are based on mutual respect rather than ‘dictation’ by Washington.
The minister’s comments came as many fear the potential for renewed war after close US ally Israel bombed Iran during a 12-day conflict in June, which included the killing of senior military officials and nuclear scientists as well as the US bombing of Iranian nuclear enrichment sites.
‘America and Israel have tested their attack on Iran and this attack and strategy faced extreme failure,’ Araghchi said at the start of a two-day visit to Lebanon. ‘If they repeat it, they will face the same results.’
‘We are ready for any choice. We don’t desire a war but we are ready for it,’ Araghchi said…”
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