Iran vows stronger response to future attacks

Iran will not yield to threats or intimidation, Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned, emphasising that the country’s peaceful nuclear program is a product of national resilience and sacrifice.

“Iran, a nation with a rich culture originating from 7,000 years of civilization, will never respond to the language of threat and intimidation. Iranians have never bowed down before any foreigners and respond only to respect," Iranian foreign minister wrote on X, Caliber.Az reports.

Talking about the recent US-Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, Araghchi claimed that the extent of the damage on both sides is being “censored.”

“Iran knows exactly what happened during the recent American-Israeli aggression, both to us and our adversaries—including the extent of blows that are still being censored,” he said. “If aggression is repeated, we will not hesitate to react in a more decisive manner and in a way that will be IMPOSSIBLE to cover up.”

Highlighting the humanitarian aspect of Iran’s nuclear program, the foreign minister pointed to the Tehran Research Reactor, originally supplied by the United States and currently reliant on 20 per cent-enriched uranium to produce medical radioisotopes.

“More than a million Iranians need medical radioisotopes produced by the Tehran Research Reactor,” he noted. “Iran also needs enrichment to fuel our nascent nuclear power reactors.”

Araghchi rejected demands from Western powers to scale back the country's nuclear enrichment, insisting that Iran’s investment in its homegrown nuclear program would not be abandoned under foreign pressure.

“No one in their right mind would abandon the fruits of tremendous investment in homegrown and peaceful technology which is saving lives—and simply because bullying foreigners demand it,” he wrote.

Referring to the recent attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, Araghchi said they only reinforced Tehran’s long-standing position that a military approach cannot resolve concerns over the country’s nuclear activities.

“The recent unlawful bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities has proven what we have always stated: there is no 'military solution',” he said. “If there are concerns about the possible diversion of our nuclear program into non-peaceful purposes, the 'military option' proved incapable—but a negotiated solution may work.”

The minister concluded with a defiant reminder of the nation’s determination to protect its technological achievements.

“All should know that we Iranians have NOT BOUGHT our PEACEFUL nuclear program; we have BUILT IT WITH BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS,” Araghchi wrote. “The technology and know-how that our FORMIDABLE human resources have developed CANNOT be destroyed by bombings. Yes, our enrichment facilities are severely damaged, but our DETERMINATION IS NOT.”

By Sabina Mammadli