In posts on X and in a late-night appearance on state television, Araghchi said Washington – a permanent Security Council member – had violated international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by bombing enrichment sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
“Under the U.N. Charter’s self-defense provisions, Iran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interests and people,” he added.
A state-TV commentator went further, declaring that every American citizen and every U.S. military force in the region is now a legal target.
Diplomatic track collapses
Araghchi had met European foreign ministers in Geneva on Friday in an effort to revive nuclear talks, but insisted Iran would not engage the United States until Israel halted its nine-day air assault.
On Saturday, he travelled to Istanbul to rally the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Arab League behind Tehran.
Rapid escalation
The U.S. raids, ordered by President Donald Trump, came after Israel spent a week degrading Iran’s air defenses and missile batteries. Trump said the strikes “obliterated” key enrichment halls and warned Iran to make peace or face far greater force. Tehran denies seeking nuclear weapons.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier threatened “more devastating” retaliation if Israel’s bombing continued, while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said any U.S. attack would cause “irreparable damage” to America.
The Pentagon said all aircraft returned safely. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported no rise in off-site radiation, but U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called the exchange a “dangerous escalation” that risks dragging the region into wider war.
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Source: PAP, CNN, Times of Israel