Sunday, March 15th 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is “in good health and continues to fully manage the country,” as clashes between Tehran and Washington continue across the region, reports Anadolu.
“The situation in Iran is stable and everyone is performing their duties in their respective positions,” Araghchi told the London-based newspaper The New Arab (Al-Araby Al-Jadeed) in an interview to be published in full later in the day.
The supreme leader “is in good health and is fully managing the country,” he added.
Araghchi said Tehran is willing to sit down with countries in the region to form a joint commission of inquiry to determine the nature of the targets that were attacked and whether they were linked to the US.
He stressed that the attacks carried out from Iran were targeting “American bases and interests in the region”, as part of Tehran’s response to attacks launched against Iran from those bases.
The minister said that Tehran had received information indicating that the US and Israel were carrying out attacks from certain locations towards Arab countries.
“So far we have not targeted any civilian or residential areas in the countries of the region”, he added.
Araghchi threatened retaliatory attacks on US companies in the region if Iranian oil facilities are hit.
“If our energy facilities are targeted, we will also target the facilities of American companies in the region,” he said.
The top diplomat claimed that the US has developed a drone similar to Iran’s Shahed drone, called “Lucas”, which, he said, is used to strike targets in Arab countries, stressing that this information is still in
Araghchi said communications with neighboring countries continue, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Diplomatic contacts “have not stopped,” he said, adding that some countries in the region are developing mediation efforts to reduce tensions and propose ideas to end the war.
Iran is willing to consider any proposal that would ensure a “complete end to the war,” he added. he.
Araghchi also said the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit route for oil tankers, “remains open to all countries except the United States and its allies”.
Clashes have escalated since February 28, when Israel and the US launched joint strikes on Iran, killing around 1,200 people, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali. Khamenei.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile attacks that have targeted Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries that host US military capabilities.
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