Iran is under attack by a nuclear superpower and a nuclear regime, says Iran’s FM

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi delivered a fiery address after an emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul on Sunday, accusing the United States of launching what he described as a “brutal act of aggression by a nuclear superpower” against sovereign Iranian territory.

Speaking just hours after coordinated U.S. airstrikes hit multiple Iranian nuclear sites, including Natanz and Fordow, Araghchi said the assault marked a dangerous escalation and a direct threat to regional and global stability.

“We have been attacked not by a rogue state, not by a militia, but by a nuclear superpower,” Araghchi said. “This was not a warning—it was an act of war.”

The airstrikes, reportedly carried out using B-2 stealth bombers and precision-guided bunker-busting munitions, targeted Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities.

Washington claims the operations were aimed at halting Tehran’s “accelerated nuclear breakout capacity.”

However, Iranian officials insist the strikes were a clear violation of international law and a deliberate attempt to destroy diplomatic efforts.

Araghchi told delegates that Iran will not return to stalled nuclear talks under what he called “a campaign of military coercion.”

“These attacks did not stop Iran’s program. They only destroyed trust,” he added.

He also blamed Israel for initiating the current wave of escalation and accused the United States of acting in coordination with Tel Aviv to sabotage ongoing EU-led mediation efforts.

Iran’s top diplomat urged OIC member states to issue a united condemnation of the U.S. and Israeli actions and called on the international community to recognize the attack as a breach of Iranian sovereignty by a nuclear-armed power.

“Let us be clear,” Araghchi said. “If this precedent is allowed to stand, then no non-nuclear state is safe.”

The Iranian foreign minister’s remarks mark the first official Iranian statement since the joint U.S.-Israel military campaign began earlier this weekend. While Iran has launched limited retaliatory drone and missile strikes against regional targets, it has so far stopped short of declaring full-scale war.

Araghchi also stated that he will hold an urgent meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday.

Meanwhile, international observers warn the situation could spiral further if Iran retaliates directly against U.S. military assets or allies in the region.

China and Russia have already called for an emergency United Nations Security Council session, while European leaders have urged restraint on all sides.

The United States has not formally responded to Araghchi’s remarks but reiterated that its operations were “limited, necessary, and in the interest of global security.”

Araghchi meanwhile stated that he feels “the doors of diplomacy should always remain open”. He said however that Iran has a variety of options available in terms of responding to Washington’s strikes.