Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi emphasized in an interview with NBC that Iran is ready to confront any military aggression against it.

In an interview with the American network NBC on Sunday, Araghchi discussed the repeated violations of agreements by the US and a new proposal put forward by Iran.

Addressing the repeated accusations leveled against Iran by the US Ambassador to the UN, he said: "It is quite interesting to listen to the US Ambassador; when faced with a very simple question—why they reject the seven-point plan—she desperately resorts to old, unproven accusations. This is a plan that could restore normalcy to life in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. Why do they reject it? That is a crucial question they need to answer."

Araghchi added: "I am surprised that the Ambassador speaks about the seven-point plan as if she hasn't read it. Perhaps she hasn't been given a copy. Our proposal is crystal clear."

Regarding Iran's proposed plan, the Foreign Minister stated: "We are ready to open the Strait if the US takes specific actions. These are not new measures; they are our rights, and we want them to be respected."

Araghchi explained: "First and foremost, we want this war—this war of aggression—to end. They started this war eight months ago, hoping to win it in two or three days. Now, eight months have passed. We want it to end. We want our funds—our assets that have been illegally frozen—to be released." "We want to be able to sell our oil. So, we seek specific things to which the US had already committed in previous agreements." Responding to Washington's attempts to make the release of Iran's frozen assets conditional, Araghchi said: "Why aren't they ready to release our money? It is our own money; it doesn't belong to anyone else."

Pointing to repeated US acts of aggression amidst negotiations, the Foreign Minister stated: "There is always hope for diplomacy. But to be honest, given their behavior over the past two years, we have no reason to return to diplomacy and re-engage with this administration."

He added: "In 2025, they proposed negotiations; we accepted and entered into talks, only for them to attack us in the middle of the process. Eight months later—in February 2026—they proposed negotiations again; we accepted again, and once more, they attacked us right in the middle of the talks. Then, after the war, they proposed negotiations for an agreement. We accepted, negotiated for three months, and it took them only two weeks to violate the very agreement they had signed."

Araghchi emphasized: "So, if you ask us, there is no reason to return to diplomacy; yet, I am still striving for it because I believe we should not miss any opportunity for peace."

Dismissing claims by US officials regarding their country's midterm elections, the Foreign Minister said: "We do not care about the US midterm elections. We do not care about anything else. We care about our own national interests." Previously, some U.S. officials had claimed that Iran was awaiting the results of the U.S. midterm elections before seeking an agreement with the United States.

Pointing to Iran's readiness to counter any aggression, Seyed Abbas Araghchi said: "We are as prepared to negotiate as we are to face any challenge. We stand firm against any aggression—firm against any aggression directed at us, even if it leads to an apocalyptic war."

Referring to Iran's proposal, he stated: "There is currently a very logical plan on the table. If they reject it without cause, the fault lies with them. Although we heard Trump reject the deal, we are still awaiting an official response through intermediaries."

Regarding the U.S. violation of the memorandum of understanding, Araghchi said: "We did not violate the agreement; they were the ones who violated it first. But if they hold their own narrative and believe we violated the deal, why did they bomb us? They could have invoked Clause 12 of the memorandum, which is designed for dispute resolution."

The Iranian official added: "We are ready for diplomacy, and simultaneously, we are ready for war. They have tested us twice—twice they tested us with their aggression—and if they wish to test us again, they are welcome to try [we are ready to confront them]."

Referring to the U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA, he said: "They have tested us in diplomacy as well. In 2015, we had an agreement. We remained committed to that agreement. It was the U.S. that withdrew without any justification. Now, too, we had an agreement, and they withdrew." They violated it without any justification.