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Iran's foreign minister says Trump turned 'America First into Israel First'
28 February 2026 12:50 GMT
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has strongly condemned the ongoing US and Israeli attacks on Iran, calling them “wholly unprovoked, illegal, and illegitimate.”
In a post on X, Araghchi accused US President Donald Trump of turning “America First” into “Israel First - which always means America Last.”
He added that Iran’s armed forces are ready to respond, warning that they will “teach the aggressors the lesson they deserve.”
Netanyahu and Trump's war on Iran is wholly unprovoked, illegal, and illegitimate.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) February 28, 2026
Trump has turned 'America First' into 'Israel First'—which always means 'America Last'.
Our Powerful Armed Forces are prepared for this day and will teach the aggressors the lesson they deserve pic.twitter.com/xhiWydMyXy