Iran says committed to diplomacy but will make Israel pay for its error
"Just like Netanyahu manufactured this war to destroy diplomacy, the world should be highly alarmed about increasing attempts by the failing Israeli regime to get others to bail it out and to expand the flames to the region and beyond," Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X.
"With the exception of the illegitimate, genocidal and occupying Israeli regime, we remain committed to diplomacy. As before, we are serious and forward-looking in our outlook," he added.
Araghchi said Tehran has so far "only retaliated against the Israeli regime and not those who are aiding and abetting it," in an apparent reference to the US alleged participation in intercepting Iranian attacks against Israel.
"Iran will continue to exercise its right to self-defense, with pride and bravery, and we will make the aggressor regret and pay for its grave error."
