by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned the United States that it will bear full legal responsibility for any Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, escalating tensions amid reports that Israel is preparing for a potential strike if negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program collapse.
In a letter to the United Nations published Thursday and shared with media outlets, Araghchi stated: “We believe that in the event of any attack on the nuclear facilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Zionist regime, the U.S. government will also be involved and bear legal responsibility.”
The remarks follow recent U.S. intelligence leaks suggesting that Israel is actively preparing a military option to target Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Tehran has dismissed the reports–carried by CNN and Axios–as “psychological warfare,” while also accusing the West of a coordinated propaganda effort designed to pressure Iran’s negotiation team.
Araghchi posted on X that if the international community failed to take “preventive measures” against Israel, Iran would implement “special measures in defense of our nuclear facilities and materials.” He also formally lodged complaints with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, urging immediate global condemnation of Israeli threats.
Threats from the rogue Israeli regime are nothing new. But the recent leak citing US officials as divulging Israeli plans for an unlawful attack on Iran and its nuclear facilities is alarming and warrants immediate and serious condemnation from the UN Security Council and the…
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) May 22, 2025
The foreign minister further blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him a “Wanted War Criminal” and accusing him of attempting to sabotage diplomacy while deflecting from an alleged International Criminal Court arrest warrant.
Meanwhile, three senior Iranian officials told Reuters that Iran lacks a viable “Plan B” should the current nuclear talks fail. While Tehran is considering deeper ties with Russia and China, the sources admitted this path is limited: China is mired in trade tensions with the U.S., and Russia remains entrenched in the war in Ukraine.
Since President Donald Trump returned to office, the White House has revived its “maximum pressure” strategy, tightening sanctions and reigniting threats of military action. Negotiations, restarted on April 12 and mediated by Oman, have included four rounds of indirect talks, with one rare direct meeting between Araghchi and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.
Despite Trump’s recent optimism that Iran had “more or less agreed” to the terms of a new deal, Tehran has issued increasingly combative statements. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected any demand to halt uranium enrichment entirely, calling the U.S. position “outrageous and insulting.”
A key sticking point remains the scope of uranium enrichment allowed under a potential deal. While Iran has offered to cap enrichment at non-weapons-grade levels, it refuses to halt enrichment altogether—a demand the U.S. has inconsistently presented.
As diplomatic efforts teeter, Araghchi concluded his latest statement with a blunt warning: “The Islamic Republic of Iran will not hesitate to forcefully respond to any transgression and will stop at nothing to protect its interests and people.”
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