‘US Entered A Quagmire’: Iran Says War Won’t Change Policies Amid Trump’s ‘Finish Them Off’ Threat

Policemen stand on top of their vehicle with pictures of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right and left, and his son Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the successor to him, center, during a rally to support him in Tehran in March this year | File Image

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Iran's top officials on Sunday dismissed threats of a renewed conflict with the United States, with Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf saying Washington could not force Tehran to submit through media pressure or military threats, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi asserted that Iran would not change its policies regardless of whether war resumes. Hours later, US President Donald Trump raised the stakes, saying he was weighing whether to make a deal with Iran or "finish them off", adding, "We get everything. They get nothing."

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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, "Today, again war is being spoken about, but I am thinking about post-war status, whether a war occurs or not, our policies will remain in place."

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He also warned Washington against launching fresh strikes on Iran and reiterated Tehran's readiness to cooperate with neighbouring Arab countries in the Persian Gulf. "They have already done so twice and have seen the results. If they want…

Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/world

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