Abbas Araqchi

We are defending ourselves and we have every right, every legitimate right to defend ourselves.

What the United States is doing is an act of aggression.

What we are doing is the act of self-defense.

There are huge differences between these two.

One thing I have to emphasize.

is that there is no military solution for Iran's nuclear program.

That has been tested last year, and there was a huge attack on our facilities, on our, you know, they killed and assassinated our scientists, but they couldn't kill our nuclear program.

Why?

Because it is developed by ourselves, by our scientists.

This is a technology developed by us, belongs to us.

And it cannot be destroyed by bombings, by, you know, militarily.

The only solution is diplomacy.

This is why the U.S.

is back in the table of negotiation and is seeking a deal.