Iran’s foreign minister dared the U.S. to strike again Sunday. Trump said Washington could soon “finish the job.”
Iran’s foreign minister dared the United States on Sunday to attack again, warning that Tehran has “unfinished jobs” too, after President Donald Trump said Washington could soon finish the job against Iran unless Tehran changes course.
In a post on X, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran emerged stronger the last time Washington wanted to finish the job. He also accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of driving the United States toward another war to stay out of jail, a claim Fox News reported without independent confirmation. In a Truth Social post endorsing Netanyahu, Trump said Iran has been badly damaged militarily and financially. He said that if Israel has anyone other than Netanyahu as leader, America will have to do the work itself. Netanyahu said Sunday he has instructed Israeli security agencies to work to bring down the Islamic Republic, Fox News reported.
Araghchi said in Baghdad that Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days remains on the table. Iran presented the plan in September after an interim ceasefire collapsed. He said the United States had shared comments that Iran is reviewing and that the strait could reopen within six days if Washington accepts Iran’s conditions, with talks resuming the next day. The United States insists that any negotiations address Iran’s nuclear program from the outset, and Vice President JD Vance has said Tehran must make a meaningful cut in its uranium enrichment capacity. Trump and U.S. Central Command say the strait is open to all ships except Iran’s. CENTCOM said about 97% of ships seeking to transit have done so without being hit.
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Iran has prepared a plan more devastating than in the 12- and 40-day wars if the United States and Israel resume strikes. CBS News reported last week that Trump said the United States would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
Brent crude closed Friday at $109.86 a barrel, its highest level since May 19, and slipped about 1% in early Asian trading Monday to $108.80 after Trump waived sanctions and tariffs on Russia, Reuters reported. Trump has warned that aggressive action against Moscow could push Russia into a closer alliance with Iran. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to visit Tehran on Monday.
Information for this report was provided by Fox News and Reuters.