Iran Says U.S. 'Decided To Destroy Diplomacy' By Striking Nuclear Sites

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Source: Huff Post/AP

Jun 22, 2025, 05:47 PM EDT


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world grappled Sunday with the enormous implications after the United States inserted itself into Israel’s war against Iran with an attack that raised urgent questions about what remained of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond.

Some observers warned that the future of worldwide efforts to contain the spread of nuclear weapons would be at stake in the days ahead. Iran lashed out at the U.S. for crossing “a very big red line” with its risky decision to strike three Iranian nuclear sites with missiles and 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs.

“The U.S. has attacked us; what would you do in such a situation? Naturally, they must receive a response to their aggression,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said during a call with France’s leader, according to the president’s website.

Iran’s U.N. ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council that the U.S. “decided to destroy diplomacy,” and that the Iranian military will decide the “timing, nature and scale” of the country’s “proportionate response.”

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. I see Iran's point. When Japan destroyed the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor,

diplomacy was off the table. Roosevelt declared war the next day (with congressional approval, of course).

[BumRushDaShow]

3. That was actually the last time the U.S. "officially declared war"

vs supplying troops for U.N. "police actions" (Korean War, Vietnam War), supplying troops for NATO stuff, and the AUMF for a pile of the latest incursions.

[DemMedic]

2. I'll give it 2 weeks because there might be the possibility that maybe we can talk (or not)

Such utter BS from trump and his clown cabal.

Why would even our allies trust us in anything nowadays.

[taxi]

4. No, gotta disagree with you. There is no possibility of diplomacy in two weeks.

The rest of what you said I agree with.
Trump has proven to the world that the US will not honor diplomacy, treaties, memorandums of understanding, or any other agreement.
There is no line that Trump hasn't crossed. Take a look at the firefighting tanker planes that Canada supplied for use in the wildfires. It was bad enough that one was disabled by a reckless drone operator, now Canada must wonder how any reciprocity can exist in times of crisis when the US government will not commit to providing relief to aid one its own states. Slap some more tariffs and restrictions on trade. And Intelligence? Our recent track record leaves no doubt of how trustworthy we are.
Iran and the rest of the world do not need bombs and terrorism to destroy the US. We are the fish in the bowl. All anyone has to do is drop in a cheeseball and watch what happens.

[OC375]

5. Disingenuous

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Tough to negotiate with a disingenuous party.

[Javaman]

6. the orange asshole on diplomacy, "talking is hard". nt