‘We have many surprises in store,’ says Iranian FM in a warning to US
TEHRAN: As tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has mocked US ‘Operation Epic Fury”, warning President Donald Trump that Tehran still has “many surprises” in store.
“Nine days into Operation Epic Mistake, oil prices have doubled while all commodities are skyrocketing. We know the US is plotting against our oil and nuclear sites in hopes of containing huge inflationary shock,” he wrote in a post on X. “Iran is fully prepared. And we, too, have many surprises in store,” he added.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei denied that the country had initiated any offensive action against Turkiye, Cyprus, or Azerbaijan, saying “no offensives were initiated from Iranian territory” towards these countries.
He suggested some incidents may have been “staged,” warning that “the enemy may stage certain attacks to drive a wedge between us and other countries.”
The spokesperson emphasised Iran was “adamant to maintain good and friendly relations” but reserved the right to defend itself if other countries’ territories were used to launch attacks. “Our act of defence cannot be interpreted as an act of hostility towards any of these countries,” he said.
Baghaei said ceasefire mediation efforts were “irrelevant” as long as military confrontations continued. “At this particular point, speaking of any matter other than defending our homeland is irrelevant,” he added. “We did not initiate or start this war. It is not a war of choice. It is a war of necessity that was imposed on us.”
He accused the US of “torpedo[ing]” diplomatic talks before its latest strikes and said US-Israeli actions put all international laws at risk, aiming to fragment Iran and seize its “oil riches.”
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corpse claims to have carried out an offensive against a US helicopter base in Kuwait with drones and cruise missiles, destroying several targets.
“An offensive operation was carried out against the US, striking the “Al-Udayri Helicopter Base” (Camp Buehring) in Kuwait with various drones and cruise missiles,” IRGC Navy said in a statement posted on its X handle for Operation True Promise launched in response to America’s Epic Fury. Monitoring Desk
