Iran's Foreign Minister Warns of 'Everlasting Consequences'

The big question after the US strikes on Iran is how Tehran will respond. As of Sunday morning, that remained unclear, but Iran's foreign minister declared at a news conference that his nation "reserves all options to defend its security interests and people," reports the New York Times. When asked if diplomacy was one of those options, Abbas Araghchi responded that "this is not the case right now," per the AP.

• Araghchi, addressing reporters in Turkey, said he would travel to Moscow and meet with Vladimir Putin on Monday. "Russia is a friend of Iran, and we enjoy strategic partnership and we always consult with each other and coordinate our positions."

• Araghchi said Trump had "betrayed Iran" with the strikes and had "deceived his own voters" with promises to end American involvement in foreign wars. (Trump addressed the nation to explain why he felt the strikes were necessary.)
• "The warmongering, a lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far-reaching implications of its act of aggression," Araghchi said. He warned of "everlasting consequences."

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