Iranian foreign minister warns of a "stronger" retaliation if Israel attacks Iran

(4 Oct 2024)
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Beirut, Lebanon - 4 October 2024
1. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrivers at Lebanese Speakers' residence
2. Various of Araghchi meeting with Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri
3. Araghchi arriving at news conference
4. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:
"If the Israeli entity takes any step or measure against us, our retaliation will be stronger than the previous one."
5. Cutaway of media
6. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:
"Our response will be proportional and fully calculated."
7. Wide of news conference
8. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister: "We did not start the attack but what we did was in retaliation for targeting Iranian territories, the Iranian consulate in Damascus and Iranian interests."
9. Cutaway of media
10. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister: "Unlike the Israeli entity that is targeting civilians, the residential areas, women and children, we targeted only military and security positions.”
11. Cutaway of Araghchi on camera screen
12. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister: "We are supporting the attempts for a ceasefire.”
13. Wide of news conference
14. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister: "On the condition that the rights of the Lebanese people are preserved."
15. Cutaway of photographer
16. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister:
"And it should be simultaneous with a ceasefire in Gaza.”
17. Close of Araghchi on screen
STORYLINE:
Iran's Foreign Minister warned Israel on Friday that if it carries out an attack on Iran, Tehran will retaliate more strongly than previously.
"If the Israeli entity takes any step or measure against us, our retaliation will be stronger than the previous one," Abbas Araghchi said at a news conference in Beirut, referring to this week's attack on Israel that saw Iran launch 180 missiles.
"Our response will be proportional and fully calculated," he added after a meeting with Lebanon's Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri.
Araghchi also claimed their attack on Israel was an act of self-defense.
"We did not start the attack but what we did was in retaliation for targeting Iranian territories, the Iranian consulate in Damascus and Iranian interests," he said.
He said he had discussed a cease-fire with Lebanese officials, adding that Tehran backs any step that leads to a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah on the condition that "the rights of the Lebanese people are preserved."
He also said that a cease-fire should take effect simultaneously with one in Gaza.
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[@DylanHerskovits-xu6ib]

Can the Iranian regime stop terrorizing other countries and worry about their own. If they cared about Iranian people instead of terrorism they would have to worry about being overthrown by their own citizens

[@HerliyZar]

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[@DylanHerskovits-xu6ib]

@@HerliyZar ask the citizens of Iran who are oppressed by a bunch of religious extremists. Free Iran

[@gsx9995]

@@DylanHerskovits-xu6ibI am citizen. I’m not oppressed. I’m a woman too. My men take care of me, I’m educated and work, I dress respectfully according to my values. Did west take one example and made it look like it’s all of Iran? Like George Floyd which shows all of America can’t tolerate a single black person? Does stereotyping works?

[@DylanHerskovits-xu6ib]

@@gsx9995 free Iran

[@keplermission4947]

There was no better country in all the world than Iran under the Shah.

[@sonnydo2039]

Strong man will never give threats

[@roshanyadav2180]

Iske chehra par dar saaf nazar as rahi hai

[@inexelbikervlog]

Just a few days he said the center of gravity of the war is moving to the north... Then Boom Boom Boom in Lebanon... That guy isn't yelling he is speaking of actual facts...

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Are they going to hit two Gazans instead of one this time ?

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