Iran accuses US of being "responsible" for Israeli actions in new escalation

The United States "is responsible" for Israel's actions, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday (8), according to state news agency Tasnim.

The US "is responsible as part of the April 8 ceasefire agreement", said Baghaei, quoted by the Tasnim agency, adding that "regardless of what happens in the region... the direct responsibility of the United States is established, and they will also bear the consequences of any escalation".

"The aim of the negotiations was to end the war against Iran, and we also consider the end of the conflict in Lebanon as part of the ceasefire," he added, warning that undermining this premise would "inevitably" affect the diplomatic process.

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"Iran insists that it 'under no circumstances' will allow Israel and the US to continue attacking the Islamic Republic, only to then 'issue a blanket statement stating that they remain committed to a ceasefire - a ceasefire that is being continually and repeatedly violated', the spokesperson continued, adding that the diplomatic process nevertheless proceeds through Pakistani intermediaries."

Baghaei stated that the visit of the Pakistani Interior Minister to Tehran on Sunday (7) is part of efforts to continue indirect exchanges with Washington.

In another statement, he said Iran would respond to any resolution opposing the country at this week's meeting of the UN nuclear agency's Board of Governors.

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He accused the director general of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), Rafael Grossi, of ignoring the reality of the conflict and of having biased political views that undermine the agency's legitimacy.

Resumption of attacks
Israel said on Monday it had struck a petrochemical plant in southwestern Iran, in addition to other attacks on military targets, after United States President Donald Trump reportedly instructed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from further attacks.

In the first offensive on an energy facility inside Iran since the April 8 ceasefire, Israeli forces say they have hit targets at the Mahshahr petrochemical complex, while a provincial official told Fars that parts of the plant had been damaged.

Yemen's Tehran-aligned Houthis have vowed to impede Israeli shipping in the Red Sea and claimed responsibility for the first missile attack on Israel since the ceasefire, prompting the Israeli military to activate its air defense systems.

"We consider all enemy movements to be legitimate military targets for our armed forces," the Houthis added in a statement.

Trump's request
Hours earlier, Trump had said that new attacks from Israel and Iran would not affect his government's peace negotiations with Tehran, adding that Benjamin Netanyahu "doesn't run everything."

Trump has pressured Israel to stop its attacks in Lebanon in order to pave the way for an agreement to end the war with Iran, even swearing at Netanyahu in a phone call last week.

However, early on Sunday (9), Israel launched attacks in the Beirut region for the first time since Washington announced a ceasefire plan for Lebanon last week.

Iran fired missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation, but Trump insisted a deal to end the war was still possible.

"This will have no impact on the agreement," Trump told the Financial Times newspaper. "I'm the one in charge. I make all the decisions. He (Netanyahu) doesn't rule anything."

*With information from Reuters news agency

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