Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister: If U.S. Joins Forces with Israel, the Middle East Will Descend into Hell | WPN World People News

U.S. President Donald John Trump stated through a White House spokesperson on the 19th that he will decide within two weeks whether to take action against Iran. In response, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh warned in a media interview that if the United States joins Israel's airstrikes, the entire region will descend into a hellish situation.

Khatibzadeh emphasized that the conflict between Israel and Iran is not America's war. If the U.S. intervenes, it will only deepen the crisis and delay the end of brutal acts. He added that Trump would be remembered as a president who got involved in a war that did not belong to him.

Referring to Trump’s repeated claims that Iran could have avoided the conflict by accepting the nuclear deal, Khatibzadeh revealed that negotiations between Iran and the U.S. were ongoing before the Israeli attacks. He said the talks had nearly reached an agreement before the conflict erupted and derailed the process.

Khatibzadeh stressed that diplomacy remains the preferred solution and that under the current continuous bombardment, no meaningful negotiations can take place. He reiterated that Iran’s retaliation against Israel is a legitimate act of self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently stated that Iran has now accumulated enough enriched uranium with a purity of 60%, just one step away from weapons-grade level at 90%. Khatibzadeh dismissed this as baseless, insisting that Iran has never had any plans to develop nuclear weapons.