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TEHRAN \u2014 Iran is ready for a diplomatic solution to its conflict with the US, but if Washington again chooses a military course, Tehran is more prepared than before to defend itself and will deliver a stronger response, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday.<\/p>\n
Addressing ambassadors and representatives of foreign countries based in Tehran at the Foreign Ministry, Araghchi said Iran remained firm and serious on both fronts \u2014 defending itself and pursuing diplomacy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf our enemies again choose the path of military confrontation, they will receive a stronger response than before, and we will defend ourselves more powerfully than before,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd if they are seeking diplomatic avenues, we remain ready to reach a just and dignified solution to end this war through diplomacy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Araghchi said Iran hoped the US would choose \u201cthe path of wisdom and rationality,\u201d stressing that there was no military or sanctions-based solution to the conflict.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only solution that can work is a negotiated solution based on justice and fairness, and a dignified and diplomatic solution,\u201d he said, adding that such an approach could provide a final way out of what he described as the \u201cillegal and unjust aggression\u201d launched against Iran.<\/p>\n
Diplomatic outreach remains strong<\/strong><\/p>\n Araghchi also highlighted Iran\u2019s diplomatic activity during the recent UN General Assembly meetings in New York, saying the Iranian delegation had played a strong and effective role.<\/p>\n \u201cI met with 42 foreign ministers, and the president met with 10 heads of state in New York,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He said Iran had clearly explained its positions in New York and that the level of interest shown by different countries in meeting with Iranian officials, learning about Tehran\u2019s views and hearing its proposals had been \u201cvery significant.\u201d<\/p>\n Araghchi said this had demonstrated the failure of what he described as an attempt by some in the US to isolate Iran.<\/p>\n \u201cThe perception that some people in the US may have had that they could turn Iran into an isolated country had completely failed,\u201d he said, adding that Iran had acted in New York as \u201ca powerful country respected by the international community\u201d and demonstrated that it continued to have \u201crational positions\u201d and solutions for both war and peace.<\/p>\n Iranian diplomats, he said, had been highly active at the General Assembly and had conveyed the voice of the Iranian people to the international community.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were present in all fields and conveyed the voice of the Iranian people to the world,\u201d Araghchi said, adding that Iran had delivered its people’s message in favor of peace and rational solutions.<\/p>\n He also said Tehran had clearly explained its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that all of those conditions were consistent with commitments that the US must accept.<\/p>\n Tehran dismisses US claim over Iranian delegation<\/strong><\/p>\n Araghchi also rejected a claim from the US that the Iranian delegation had been expelled from the country.<\/p>\n \u201cRegardless of whether this claim is true or not, since we went and returned according to our own pre-planned schedule, the claim made by the Americans is truly strange,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He argued that the claim was contradictory because, on the one hand, it amounted to an admission that the US had violated its obligations as the host country of the United Nations, while on the other hand it demonstrated how angry Washington had become over the presence of the<\/p>\n Iranian delegation in the US.<\/p>\n \u2018No solution through more sanctions\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Araghchi said the US had already failed both militarily and diplomatically and would gain nothing from imposing additional sanctions.<\/p>\n \u201cThe US has lost both in war and in diplomacy in the past,\u201d he said. \u201cTrying new sanctions will also be of no benefit to them. There is no military solution and no solution based on more sanctions.\u201d<\/p>\n He reiterated that Tehran remained prepared for both military defense and diplomacy.<\/p>\n \u201cWe remain firm and serious in both areas of defending ourselves and advancing diplomacy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Calls on Europe to reconsider its position<\/strong><\/p>\n Araghchi said he had also held extensive discussions with European countries and described those talks as \u201cvery frank.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe hope that European countries will reconsider their approach toward the Islamic Republic of Iran,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He referred to what he described as a significant admission by the NATO secretary-general regarding European involvement in the US war against Iran.<\/p>\n \u201cThe admission by the NATO secretary-general that European countries participated in the US war against Iran was a serious admission,\u201d Araghchi said.<\/p>\n According to Araghchi, the NATO chief had explicitly said that more than 5,000 US fighter jets had taken off from bases in Europe to attack Iran.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are still waiting for European countries to answer this question: Why did they play an effective role in this war against Iran?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Despite his criticism, Araghchi said Iran’s proposal to European countries was to establish dialogue with Tehran and avoid any participation in renewed efforts by the US and Israel to escalate the conflict.<\/p>\n \u201cOur proposal to these countries is to establish dialogue with the Islamic Republic of Iran and avoid any participation in renewed warmongering by the US and the Zionist regime,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Seven-day plan could reopen Hormuz<\/strong><\/p>\n Araghchi said Iran’s most important diplomatic initiative was a proposal it had presented for resolving the disputes between Iran and the US and ending the ongoing war.<\/p>\n He referred to the initiative as the seven-day plan, saying that acceptance of the proposal would allow the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened within seven days.<\/p>\n \u201cThe most important of all these issues is the plan that the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented for resolving the existing disputes and the ongoing war between Iran and the US,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis plan is known as the seven-day plan, and if it is accepted, the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened within seven days.\u201d<\/p>\n Araghchi’s remarks came as Tehran reiterated that it remained open to diplomacy while warning that any renewed military action would be met with a stronger response.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n