Iran's Foreign Ministry warned of consequences in case of a strike on nuclear facilities

Striking Iran's nuclear infrastructure could be the biggest mistake in world history. This statement was made by the country's Foreign Minister Abbas Arkachi in an interview with Al Jazeera TV channel on January 31.

He noted that such attacks could become "one of the biggest historical mistakes the UScan make." He added that Iran fears the possibility of US President Donald Trump giving Israel such authority to strike.

At the same time, Arkachi said, all of Iran's nuclear infrastructure facilities are under special protection, including these facilities are guarded by the latest air defense systems (air defense systems). In addition, he emphasized that Iran would retaliate in the same way in case of a strike on its territory.

"Both the Americans and the Israelis are well aware of what targets we will hit in response. I believe that after that we will enter a full-scale conflict in the region," the Iranian foreign minister said.

In addition, he drew attention to the fact that at the moment Iran does not possess nuclear weapons and has no aspirations to create them.

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Earlier, on January 2, the portal Axios reported that the then incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden had earlier discussed with his national security team plans for a possible strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. According to him, the discussion took place during a meeting that took place about a month ago and remained secret. It is clarified that the meeting was not prompted by new intelligence.

Before that, on December 13, 2024, The Wall Street Journal newspaper, citing informed sources, reported that US President-elect Donald Trump is considering preventive airstrikes on Iran in order to prevent the creation of nuclear weapons in the Islamic republic. It was specified that this could contribute to breaking Tehran's containment policy through diplomacy and sanctions. In addition, Iran's nuclear breakout is of great concern to Trump.

The head of the French foreign intelligence service (DGSE), Nicolas Lerner, said on November 30 of the same year that Iran's nuclear proliferation would become a serious threat in the coming months.

On November 21, 2024, due to the lack of cooperation on the nuclear issue, the IAEA board of governors adopted a resolution criticizing Iran. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said on November 20 that Iran had begun preparations to stop building up its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60%. He specified that the IAEA and Tehran continue to discuss this issue.