Iran Warns US: "Not America's War" in Israel Conflict

Iran Warns US Against Joining Israeli Strikes

The US assembly Israeli strikes would cause “hell for the entire region”, Iran’s assistant distant minister has told the WORLDWIRED.ONLINE.
Saeed Khatib Zadeh said this is “not America’s war” and if US Leader Donald Trump does get complex, he will always be recalled as “a leader who entered a war he doesn’t belong in”.
He said US participation would turn the conflict into a “quagmire”, continue violence and delay an end to the “cruel carnages”.

Iranian Rocket Hits Near Israeli Hospital

His remarks came after the Soroka hospital in southern Israel was hit through an Iranian rocket spell.
Iranian state media stated that the strike beset a military site next to the hospital, and not the ability himself.
Israel’s Ministry of Health said 71 people were injured during the attack on the Soroka Medical Centre.

srael Targets Iranian Nuclear Sites

Meanwhile, Israel’s military said it had targeted Iran’s nuclear sites including the “inactive” Arak heavy water reactor and Natanz facility.
Tehran has not given an update on casualties in Iran from Israeli strikes.

US Decision on Involvement Pending

The latest attacks come at a critical time.
On Thursday, the White House said Trump would decide whether or not the US gets directly involved in the conflict within the next two weeks.

Khatibzadeh: Diplomacy Was Disrupted by Attacks

Speaking to the WORLDWIRED, Khatibzadeh insisted that “of course, diplomacy is the first option”, but said but while bombardment continues “we cannot start any negotiation”.
He repeatedly called Iran’s attacks on Israel “self defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter” and said “we were in the middle of diplomacy” when in a major escalation of the conflict on 13 June, Israel launched attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, killing several top generals and nuclear scientists.
The deputy foreign minister called the conflict “unprovoked” and “unnecessary”.

Iran Blames Israel for Sabotaging Nuclear Deal

Responding to Trump’s repeated comments that the conflict could have been avoided if Iran had accepted a nuclear deal, Khatibzadeh said they were negotiating until Israel “sabotaged” discussions by launching attacks Iran.
“We were planning to have the sixth round of nuclear talks in Muscat, and we were actually on the verge of reaching an agreement,” he said.
“President Trump knows better than anybody else that we were on the verge of reaching an agreement.”
He also criticised Trump’s “confusing and contradictory” social media posts and interviews, which he said indicated “that Americans have been aware and have participated” in the conflict.

Diplomatic Hopes, Nuclear Tensions, and European Involvement

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi have reportedly spoken on the phone several times since Friday, in a bid to find a diplomatic end to the crisis, Reuters reported.
According to three diplomats who spoke to the news agency and asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter, Araqchi said Tehran would not return to negotiations unless Israel stopped the attacks.

July 5, 2025