In a message posted on X on Thursday, Araghchi stated: “Striking civilian structures, including unfinished bridges, will not compel Iranians to surrender. It only conveys the defeat and moral collapse of an enemy in disarray. Every bridge and building will be built back stronger. What will never recover: damage to America's standing.”
The remarks come amid the ongoing illegal US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic, where civilian infrastructure has repeatedly been targeted in flagrant violation of international law.
Iranian officials have consistently highlighted these desperate acts as evidence of the enemy’s strategic failure and frustration on multiple fronts. They said that any damaged infrastructure will be reconstructed with greater strength and determination, while the United States suffers irreparable harm to its already diminished global standing.
In a second pointed post, Foreign Minister Araghchi issued a warning to US President Donald Trump and those who supported his return to office, cautioning against any reckless escalation that could plunge the region and the world back into instability by disrupting vital energy supplies.
“There’s one striking difference between the present and the Stone Age: there was no oil or gas being pumped in the Middle East back then. Are POTUS and Americans who put him in office sure that they want to turn back the clock?” he asked.
Araghchi’s statement serves as a clear reminder of the severe global economic consequences that would follow any attempt to destabilize energy flows from West Asia.
Iran has always advocated for peace, stability and respect for sovereignty, yet it stands fully prepared to defend its legitimate rights and the interests of the region against any aggression.
The US and Israel launched their illegal act of aggression against Iran on February 28 by assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders, in flagrant breach of the country's sovereignty.
The Iranian armed forces have responded with 91 waves of retaliatory strikes, codenamed Operation True Promise 4, launching hundreds of ballistic and hypersonic missiles as well as drone attacks against sensitive and strategic American and Israeli targets throughout the region.
United Nations experts have recently strongly denounced the ongoing US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran as flagrant violations of international law.
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