Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his nation "reserves all options" in responding to the attack on its nuclear sites by the United States.
"The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences," he said in a statement on X. "In accordance with the UN Charter and its provisions allowing a legitimate response in self-defense, Iran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interest, and people."
He characterized the U.S. attacks as a "grave violation" of the United Nations' charter, international law and the global Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
MAGA influencers fall in line behind Trump after U.S. airstrikes hit Iran
Jonathan Allen and Henry J. Gomez
The MAGA movement's top influencers were divided over bombing Iran until Trump did just that tonight.
Now, at least for the time being, the lay leaders in Trump's base appear to be rallying around a position that spares him criticism: Direct attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities are justified, as long as American troops aren't sent into a third full war halfway around the world in the last quarter of a century.
"People don't want an escalation where ground troops are sent in, but this is not Iraq," said Ryan Girdusky, a Republican consultant who worked for a super PAC that backed Vice President JD Vance's 2022 Senate campaign in Ohio. Girdusky predicted the MAGA base will swing in line behind Trump.
In address to nation, Trump warns Iran on potential future attacks if 'peace does not come quickly'
In an address to the nation tonight, Trump said Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities were "completely and totally obliterated," adding that any future attacks would be "far greater and a lot easier."
"If peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill. Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes," Trump said.
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