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Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran on Friday questioned why the US opts for a reckless military adventure each time a solution is placed on the table.
Araghchi warned that Iran would not bow under pressure, and their missile inventory and launcher capacity are at 120%. In a post on X, he said, "Every time a diplomatic solution is on the table, the U.S. opts for a reckless military adventure. Is it a crude pressure tactic? Or the result of a spoiler once again duping POTUS into another quagmire? Whatever the causes, the outcome is the same: Iranians never bow to pressure and diplomacy is always the victim. Also, the CIA is wrong. Our missile inventory and launcher capacity are not at 75% compared to Feb 28. The correct figure is 120%. As for our readiness to defend our people: 1,000%." https://x.com/araghchi/status/2052703834888360089?s=20 Meanwhile, an international tanker tracker website, Tanker Trackers said that in the past two days, three cargo-empty National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) tankers have infiltrated the US Navy blockade and entered Iran. https://x.com/TankerTrackers/status/2052676263777612038?s=20 US President Donald Trump has asserted that the ceasefire with Iran is still operational, notwithstanding recent military engagements in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz, while cautioning that any termination of the truce would be unmistakably apparent. Addressing media during an unannounced visit to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday (local time), the President remarked on the visibility of any potential escalation. "You won't have to know if there's no ceasefire," Trump stated. "You'll just have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran." The President sought to diminish the significance of the latest hostilities even as he lauded the efficacy of the American military intervention. Touching upon the confrontation, he noted that the opposing forces had attempted to provoke US assets. "They trifled with us today," Trump said. "We blew them away. They trifled. I call that a trifle." Moving from the tactical response to the broader diplomatic landscape, the President indicated that the prospects for a formal resolution remain fluid. A deal with Iran "might not happen, but it could happen any day," Trump observed, suggesting that high-level discussions continue to hang in the balance. (ANI)
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