FM warns US to rein in Israeli ‘pets’ after assassination threat
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday issued a strongly worded warning to the United States, urging President Donald Trump to “muzzle” Washington’s “pets” in Tel Aviv after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued threats against Iran’s new leader.
In a post on X, Araghchi said the United States was bound by the terms of the 14-point memorandum of understanding brokered by Pakistan and several other regional countries, which was agreed last month to end a war the US and Israeli waged against Iran in late February and requires Washington to restrain Israel.
“The terms of the Islamabad MoU are crystal clear and public for all to see. POTUS has committed the US to muzzling its pets in Tel Aviv. If they ignore their master, Iran will school them. Any threat against our people and leadership will receive immediate powerful response,” the top diplomat wrote.
Araghchi posts came with a screenshot of recent remarks by Katz, who had said Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei was “marked for death.”
The exchange comes as Iran and the United States are engaged in a 60-day negotiating process under the interim peace deal.
There are growing concerns that Israel might sabotage diplomatic efforts by carrying out fresh airstrikes or assassinations inside Iran.