Tehran/Washington, Jan. 15 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused Israel of trying to drag the US into a confrontation with Tehran and of instigating the massive political violence as the protests rage on.
In a post on X, Araghchi alleged that Israel was openly celebrating bloodshed inside Iran. "With blood on our streets, Israel is explicitly gloating about having 'armed protestors with live weapons' and saying 'this is the reason for the hundreds of dead'," he wrote.
He added that US President Donald Trump should know "exactly where to go to stop killings," in an apparent reference to Israel.
The comments came as Ali Shamkhani, advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned both nations that Iran would respond ...