JAKARTA - Iranian Foreign Minister (Menlu) Abbas Araghchi revealed that US Secretary of State (AS) Marco Rubio had clearly said that the US option was to enter a war on behalf of Israel.
Araghchi stressed that the US-Israeli attack never started from what was previously referred to as a "threat" from Iran.
"Mr. Rubio acknowledges what we all know: The US has entered a war of choice on behalf of Israel. There has never been a so-called "threat" from Iran," Araghchi wrote on his X account, Tuesday, March 3.
Thus, he said, the bloodshed between America and Iran is the responsibility of Israel's supporters.
"The American people deserve better and must reclaim their country," Araghchi said.
Previously, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran began on Saturday last week based on claims of an attack on Israel.
Rubio said this in front of four congressional leaders and the heads of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees in explaining the reasons for the joint US-Israeli air raid.
According to Rubio, the US-Israel attack on Iran was a necessary action to prevent greater losses.
"We knew there would be Israeli action. We knew it would trigger an attack on American forces. And we knew that if we didn't act first, before they launched the attack, we would suffer greater casualties," Rubio said, quoted by Anadolu on Tuesday, March 3.
The US-Israel attack on Iran in the midst of nuclear negotiations has entered the fourth phase of negotiations which is planned to be held in Vienna in early March 2026. Although Oman, which is the mediator of the negotiations, said there were no significant obstacles but was forced to end due to the US-Israel attack on Saturday, February 28.
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