Iran Foreign Minister Responds to U.S. Vice President on Diplomacy and Netanyahu

@englishabuali · @CIG_telegram · 2026-04-09 19:06:35 CEST
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's comments, linking Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's trial to ongoing conflicts. He stated that if the U.S. allows Netanyahu to undermine diplomacy, it would harm its own economy, calling such a decision 'dumb' but expressing Iran's readiness for the consequences. This statement reflects rising tensions in U.S.-Iran relations amid regional conflicts.

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  • Created: 2026-04-09 19:06:21 CEST
  • Updated: 2026-04-09 19:06:35 CEST

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@englishabuali 2026-04-09T17:05:10+00:00
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi links Netanyahu’s trial to the continuation of the war and responds in the same language as U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance 👆

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@CIG_telegram 2026-04-09T17:06:17+00:00
—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇮🇱/🇱🇧 Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, in response to J.D. Vance:

‘If the U.S. wishes to crater its economy by letting Netanyahu kill diplomacy, that would ultimately be its choice. We think that would be dumb, but are prepared for it.’

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