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Iran FM Araghchi Blames "Israel Firsters" After Rubio Admits U.S. Entered "War of Choice"

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi responded to comments by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, saying Rubio had admitted that the United States entered a "war of choice" on behalf of Israel. Araghchi asserted that there was never any genuine Iranian threat, placing responsibility for the shedding of both American and Iranian blood squarely on what he called "Israel Firsters." He concluded his remarks by calling on the American public to "take back their country."