By Kolawole Ojebisi
The Islamic Republic of Iran has declared that the United States of America has crossed the red line by bombing three of its key nuclear facilities in the early hours of Sunday.
Iranian foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, made this declaration on Sunday while talking to journalists in Istanbul in the wake of U.S. airstrikes in Iran.
Araghchi said that while the “door to diplomacy” should always be open, “this is not the case right now,”
“There is no red line that Washington has not crossed in its recent actions against Iran.
“And the last one and the most dangerous one was what happened only last night, when they crossed a very big red line by attacking nuclear facilities only,” he added.
Araghchi had earlier posted on social media, accusing Washington of breaching international law.
“The United States, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter, international law and the NPT by attacking Iran’s peaceful nuclear installations,” he wrote.
Araghchi continued, “The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences. Each and every member of the UN must be alarmed over this extremely dangerous, lawless and criminal behavior.”
He added that Iran “reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interest, and people”.
The New Diplomat reported that the US bombed Natanz and Isfahan without sparing Fardow which is considered the most fortified and prized nuclear site in Iran.
The US struck after days of threatening to join the conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East.
“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan,” Trump posted on Truth Social, adding that the military planes were now on their way home.
