Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that his country is ready for a ground invasion by American troops as the war launched by the United States and Israel has quickly spread across the region. He also refused any negotiations with the U.S. and said that Iran had not asked for a ceasefire.
Araghchi spoke with “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Llamas in a video interview from Tehran as U.S. and Israeli airstrikes continue to hit the country.
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His comments came after the U.S. and Israeli military began a sweeping attack on Iran on Saturday, which decimated the country’s military defenses and killed the country’s top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Asked if he was afraid of a possible U.S. ground invasion, Araghchi struck a defiant tone.
“No, we
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