Politics
Iran's FM: Washington spent $11 billion defending Israel, Tehran open to diplomacy
October 23, 2026 at 03:56 PM
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يواليوم السابع
إيران ترفع أسعار خدمات الإنترنت والهاتف المحمول نحو 40%
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وزير الخارجية الإيراني: أمريكا أنفقت 11 مليار دولار للدفاع الصاروخي عن إسرائيل
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إيران: واشنطن أنفقت 11 مليار دولار على أنظمة الدفاع الصاروخي فى إسرائيل
(opens the publisher’s site)Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the United States spent $11 billion on missile defense for Israel and that Tehran remains open to diplomacy.
- Araghchi said Washington spent the sum from US taxpayers' money over three years and launched more interceptors for Israel than Israel itself.
- Araghchi's post cited published estimates of 609 US interceptor launches using SM-2, SM-3, SM-6, Patriot, and THAAD systems from October 2023 to June 2026.
- Araghchi said Iran is ready to give diplomacy another chance if it sees evidence of a sincere US desire for a just solution.
- He warned that a US choice of war over diplomacy would bring greater strategic failure and urged all states to condemn aggression against Iran.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the US-Israel relationship as parasitic rather than symbiotic.