Iran's FM: Israel uses US taxpayer dollars to silence American critics

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has accused Israel of waging an extensive influence campaign aimed at drawing the United States into what he described as an "unwinnable war of choice," while also alleging that US taxpayer money is being used to silence domestic critics.

In a post on X on Friday, Araghchi responded to discussions about foreign influence in the United States, writing: "Americans are being warned of Foreign Influence. How about the extensive Israeli Campaign to bamboozle the U.S. Administration into an unwinnable war of choice?"

He further claimed that "Israel is using U.S. taxpayer dollars to silence any U.S. critics," before concluding: "It will all soon unravel."

Americans are being warned of Foreign Influence.

How about the extensive Israeli Campaign to bamboozle the U.S. Administration into an unwinnable war of choice?

Even worse: Israel is using U.S. taxpayer dollars to silence any U.S. critics.

It will all soon unravel. pic.twitter.com/sXYc3iuV7C

— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) July 17, 2026

By Aghakazim Guliyev