Araghchi said that “We are prepared for the violation of the ceasefire,” said Araghchi. He added, “This is not a conflict; it is an act of aggression—an unprovoked aggression by Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran. We had no option but to exercise our right to self-defense. Therefore, we defended our country.
We stood bravely and forced the aggressors to halt their invasions and to request a truce, which we accepted. Of course, the ceasefire is fragile, and the reasons are clear: no ceasefire by that regime is reliable because it has a bad reputation in this regard. So we remain vigilant and ready to act if the ceasefire is broken. However, this is not what we want—not from the very beginning. We never wanted this war, but we were fully prepared for it. We do not want the war to continue, but again we repeat: we are fully prepared for it.”
