Iran says it’s ready for any Israeli attack and blames US for escalation

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that Tehran “is ready for any scenario against Israel and prepared for any aggression on its part,” in comments to Al Jazeera.

Araghchi accused Israel of trying to widen the conflict by targeting Iran’s oil facilities, saying it “would not have dared to attack the Islamic Republic without US approval.”

He also condemned US President Donald Trump’s decision to resume nuclear testing, describing it as a “regressive and irresponsible” move.

“Having rebranded its ‘Department of Defense’ as the ‘Department of War,’ a nuclear-armed bully is resuming testing of atomic weapons,” Araghchi wrote on X late Thursday.