“I am making a very serious statement regarding the protection of our country. I responsibly declare that we do not want to enter into military confrontation, ”the Foreign Minister told CNN.
. @ npwcnn: What would be the consequence of an American or Saudi military strike on Iran now?
Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif: An all-out war.
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He noted that the military response of the United States and Saudi Arabia, based on lies, can lead to many victims.
“We will defend our country without delay. We have not started a war in the last 250 years, we do not plan to start it, it is not in our interests, because we are pleased with our size, natural and human resources, our strength, ”Zarif said.
He added that Iran is ready to engage in dialogue and cooperation.
On September 14, in Saudi Arabia, drones attacked two refineries of the state-owned company Saudi Aramco. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of this attack.
For his part, Iranian Defense Minister Amir Khatami denied allegations against Tehran of attacks on Saudi Aramco factories in Saudi Arabia.
US Senator Lindsay Graham called for Iranian refineries to be included in the list of targets for a possible military “response” to the incident.