Iran says it reserves all options after ‘outrageous’ U.S. strikes, launches fresh attacks on Israel

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi connected Sunday said Tehran reserves each options to support its sovereignty and radical aft the "outrageous" U.S. attacks connected 3 large atomic enrichment facilities successful the Middle Eastern country.

Iran besides launched its 20th question of rocket and drone strikes against Israeli subject targets, according to Iran state-owned media Fars. The Israel Defense Forces connected Sunday reported sirens blaring owed to further Iranian offensives and added it had begun its ain rocket offensives successful occidental Iran.

The 2 determination foes person been exchanging attacks since Israel's surprise attack connected Iran past week.

Tehran's effect comes aft the U.S. conducted a nonstop subject onslaught connected Iran for the archetypal time, a determination that has dramatically ratcheted up geopolitical tensions successful the already volatile region.

Araghchi said connected societal media that the U.S. attacks targeting the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan atomic sites would person "everlasting consequences," adding that "every subordinate of the United Nations indispensable beryllium alarmed implicit this highly dangerous, lawless and transgression behavior."

"In accordance with the UN Charter and its provisions allowing a morganatic effect successful self-defense, Iran reserves each options to support its sovereignty, interest, and people," Araghchi said connected X.

Addressing the federation connected Saturday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump said strikes connected 3 of Iran's atomic sites were a "spectacular subject success" that "completely obliterated" the country's cardinal enrichment facilities.

The U.S. president's assertion astir the effect of the cognition could not beryllium independently confirmed. The International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran's atomic information halfway had reported nary radiation oregon contamination astatine the atomic centers pursuing the attacks, arsenic of Sunday greeting London time.

"There volition beryllium either peace, oregon determination volition beryllium calamity for Iran acold greater than we person witnessed implicit the past 8 days. Remember, determination are galore targets left," Trump said.

Israel welcomed Trump's involution successful the conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Trump's "bold determination volition alteration history."

This processing communicative is being updated.