Iran Says ‘All Options’ on Table for Response to US Strikes on Nuclear Facilities

Iran reserves “all options” to respond to U.S. military strikes on its nuclear facilities on Saturday night, said Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Sunday morning. In a statement released on social media, Araqchi said that the strikes “are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences.” He said Iran now “reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interest, and people” in accordance with the United Nations Charter. Hours later, the foreign minister suggested in a separate statement that diplomacy between Iran and the United States is now off the table following the strikes, which were conducted about a week after Israel launched a number of airstrikes on Iranian infrastructure in a bid to degrade the country’s nuclear capabilities. In response, Iran has launched hundreds of missiles at Israel, striking residential buildings, a hospital, and a mosque last week....