After the Iranian missile attacks on Israel, Iran warned the USA against intervening in the conflict, according to Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi. “We have warned (…) the US armed forces to stay out of this matter and not to intervene,” Aragchi told Iranian state television. Otherwise, the US Army will have to expect a “harsh response from us”.
The chief diplomat added that the message was transmitted via the Swiss embassy in Tehran. Washington and Tehran have not had direct diplomatic relations for decades as a result of the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979.
Before the attacks on Israel, there was “no exchange of messages” with the USA, Aragchi added.
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