Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has declared that attempts to force Iran into submission through coercion are doomed to fail, asserting that history has proven this false and will do so again.
The top diplomat’s remarks were delivered in a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday, sharply criticizing the efforts by the United States, United Kingdom, and France to reinstate all UN sanctions against Tehran through the “snapback” mechanism.
The letter lamented that despite Iran’s demonstrated readiness for fair and sustainable diplomacy, the Western allies had chosen a path of confrontation. Araghchi identified the root of this approach as a fundamental miscalculation, stemming from the countries’ “wrongly assuming that Iran will yield to coercion.”
“This assumption is false,” Araghchi asserted, “and it will be proven false again.”
The Foreign Minister reaffirmed Iran’s steadfast position, stating, “The Islamic Republic of Iran will continue to defend its sovereign rights and interests firmly.” He issued a clear warning that “any attempt to harm Iran will be met with appropriate responses,” placing the “full responsibility” for the consequences on those choosing confrontation over cooperation.
In August, the European trio triggered the so-called “snapback” mechanism inside a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and others in order to have the sanctions restored.
The move built upon decades of the countries’ wrongfully trying to accuse Iran of “diverting” its peaceful nuclear energy program, despite lack of any evidence provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency across no less than 15 thorough investigative reports.
On Friday, the US, the troika, and many countries supporting them vetoed a draft resolution submitted by China and Russia aimed at delaying enactment of the “snapback.”
Araghchi reiterated that such attempts were “legally and procedurally flawed and therefore null and void.”
He reminded that the Western states had already forfeited any right to trigger restoration of the sanctions due to their own sheer non-commitment to the nuclear accord.
The foreign minister reiterated Iran’s readiness for diplomacy, but cautioned that any harm inflicted on Iran as a result of the allies’ hostile measures would lead to “appropriate responses” with full responsibility falling on those who opt for confrontation rather than cooperation.
Additionally, the official called on the UN to prevent Western misuse of its mechanisms, saying “no UN resources should be allocated” to revive the sanctions committees or panels that were set up back in 2006 to enforce the economic bans.
Source: Iranian Websites (Edited by Al-Manar English Website)
