Amid the brewing tensions in West Asia, Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that the country is focusing on \u2019targeting American interests in the region’<\/p>\n
Amid the brewing tensions in \u201cWherever we find American interests, we will target them, and any country that shares in these interests will be considered a legitimate target by us,\u201d the Iranian diplomat told state TV. In the Wednesday interview, he maintained that Iran wants to end the war with the United States and Israel \u201con its own terms\u201d. One of the key things Iran is looking at is ensuring guarantees from both the \u201caggressors\u201d that such attacks won\u2019t repeat.<\/p>\n STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/p>\n \u201cWe seek an end to the war on our own terms, of course, and in a way that it will not be repeated here again,\u201d he told state TV. He maintained that Iran did not plan to negotiate with the US and intended to keep fighting, after the White House said talks were ongoing.<\/p>\n #BREAKING<\/a> \u2014 Tehran Times (@TehranTimes79) March 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAt present, our policy is the continuation of resistance\u201d, Araghchi said. \u201cWe do not intend to negotiate \u2013 so far, no negotiations have taken place, and I believe our position is completely principled.\u201d \u201cSpeaking of negotiations now is an admission of defeat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The struggle to sit at the negotiation table<\/p>\n On Wednesday, the White House threatened to \u201cunleash hell\u201d on Iran if it did not negotiate a peace deal with the US. \u201cTalks continue. They are productive,\u201d US Press Secretary Meanwhile, Pakistani officials earlier said that Islamabad had conveyed to Tehran an American 15-point plan to stop the fighting that began on February 28. Leavitt, on the other hand, said there were \u201celements of truth\u201d to reports of the 15-point proposal.<\/p>\n STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/p>\n Commenting on the plan, Araghchi said: \u201cThese were presented in the form of various ideas, all of which have been conveyed to the senior officials of the country, and if a position must be taken, it will certainly be decided.\u201d<\/p>\n He maintained that messages were \u201cbeing exchanged through friendly countries or through certain different individuals\u201d but insisted that \u201cthis is neither called dialogue nor negotiation\u201d. The foreign minister also said that while Iran might be able to secure security guarantees ratified by the UN Security Council, Tehran had created its own guarantees in the way it fought the war.<\/p>\n \u201cIn this war, we showed the world that no one can provoke the Islamic Republic, and in fact, we created a security shield for ourselves so that the whole world understood that provoking the Islamic Republic and playing with our interests carries heavy consequences,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Iran rejects American ceasefire proposal<\/p>\n Araghchi\u2019s remarks came after reports emerged that Iran had rejected the US ceasefire proposal on Wednesday and countered with a negotiating plan of its own, as intermediaries sought to keep diplomatic channels between the warring nations open. Iranian state TV quoted an anonymous official as saying Tehran had rejected the plan it had received via Pakistan, saying it would \u201cend the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met\u201d, and until then would continue fighting across the region.<\/p>\n The five-point plan reportedly put forward by Iran included an end to the fighting and the assassination of its officials, guarantees that no other war is started against it, reparations for the current conflict, and Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/p>\n In the Wednesday briefing, Leavitt suggested the US was sticking to its four- to six-week timeframe for ending the war, saying it had been a \u201cresounding victory\u201d so far. It was announced that Donald Trump\u2019s rescheduled trip to Beijing would take place on 14 May, leading to speculation that the US hoped the war would be over by then.<\/p>\n Home<\/a>World<\/a>Iran’s Araghchi says ‘American interests will be targeted’ as Tehran rejects Trump’s 15-point peace planEnd of Article
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\nAbbas Araghchi<\/a> said on Wednesday that the country is focusing on \u201ctargeting American interests in the region\u201d. While speaking to state television, Araghchi laid out Iran\u2019s plan in the conflict. He maintained that any country that shares American interests will be considered a \u201clegitimate target\u201d by Iran.<\/p>\n
FM @araghchi<\/a>: Wherever we find American interests, we will target them, and any country that shares in these interests will be considered a legitimate target by us. pic.twitter.com\/NUufG1BwCy<\/a><\/p>\n
\nKaroline Leavitt<\/a> declared in one of the press briefings.<\/p>\n