Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has made it clear that Tehran will not enter into negotiations with any party as long as Israeli attacks continue.
Speaking to Iranian state media, Araghchi emphasized that following Iran’s recent retaliatory actions, it appears that other nations are distancing themselves from the ongoing aggression.
Chinese President Calls for Immediate Ceasefire
According to international news agencies, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for an immediate ceasefire in the escalating Iran-Israel conflict. The war, now entering its second week, has seen both nations targeting strategic locations set by each other.
Amid rising tensions and possible wider regional fallout, several countries, including China, have advised their citizens to leave both Iran and Israel as a precautionary measure.
Iran Used Less Than a Third of Its Real Capability: Mohsen Rezaei
Senior Iranian official and member of the Expediency Discernment Council, Mohsen Rezaei, stated that Iran launched 400 missiles and 600 drones at Israel under the military operation named Wa'ad-e-Sadiq 3 (True Promise III). He claimed that the attacks resulted in the deaths of 50 Israelis and injured more than 2,000.
Rezaei stressed that these strikes represented only a limited portion of Iran’s military strength, less than 30% of its real capability and under 5% of its concealed strategic arsenal. He further remarked that no one had imagined Iran’s missiles would breach and destroy Israel’s highly fortified four-layered military defense systems, but, according to him, they did just that.