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In an NBC interview from Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is ready to face a possible U.S. ground invasion, rejected talks with the United States and said it had not sought a ceasefire amid ongoing strikes.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC that Iran is prepared for a U.S. ground invasion and said Iran is confident it could confront U.S. forces.
Araghchi said Iran has not asked for a ceasefire and refused further negotiations with the United States after recent strikes.
He blamed U.S. and Israeli forces for a deadly strike on an elementary school in Minab and said 171 children were killed, according to Iranian authorities.
Araghchi said recent attacks that occurred while Iranian envoys were in talks with U.S. intermediaries have ended prospects for future negotiations.
He said there is no winner in the current war and framed Iran's objective as resisting what he described as illegal goals.
On succession after the death of the supreme leader, Araghchi said the Assembly of Experts will follow the constitutional process amid rumors about Mojtaba Khamenei

Iran says it is ready to repel a U.S. ground invasion, foreign minister tells NBC

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