Iran's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Monday evening asserting that the US government bears direct responsibility for what it called the crimes of the Zionist regime. The ministry emphasized Iran's determination to take necessary measures to exercise its inherent right to self-defense, warning that the US and Israel will bear responsibility for the dangerous consequences of war-mongering on regional peace and security.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a sharply worded statement Monday evening, 22:41 Jerusalem time, holding the United States directly responsible for the actions of Israel — referred to in the statement as 'the Zionist regime.' The ministry reiterated Tehran's insistence on its right to self-defense and warned that both Washington and Israel would bear the consequences of 'war-mongering' that endangers regional peace and security.
The statement follows a series of similar warnings from Iranian officials over the past week. On Sunday evening, the ministry accused Israel and the US of violating the ceasefire and blamed Washington for an Israeli strike on Beirut's Dahieh district (The Zioneer, 22:35, Jun 8). Earlier on Monday, the ministry had threatened further strikes on US bases and infrastructure (The Zioneer, 08:13, Jun 10). The latest statement does not specify what actions Iran may take, maintaining the general posture of deterrence Tehran has adopted in recent days.
The claim — attributed solely to Iran's state channel — remains a unilateral assertion; there is no independent corroboration that the US has accepted such responsibility. The statement is the latest in a series of escalating rhetorical exchanges between Tehran and Washington as tensions persist across the region.
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