Iran foreign minister: Not asking for cease fire, warns U.S. invasion ‘would be a big disaster for them’

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, speaks during a press conference at the Lutfi Krdar Congress Center on the sideline of the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul on June 22, 2025.

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Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday that his country is “not asking for a cease-fire” from the United States and Israel, “and we don’t see any reason why we should negotiate.”

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also told NBC News in an exclusive interview that Iran is “confident” that it can confront the U.S. military if President Donald Trump decides to invade the nation.

“And that would be a big disaster for them,” Araghchi told NBC.

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