“Araghchi wrote: 'If the US wishes to crater its economy by letting Netanyahu kill diplomacy, that would ultimately be its choice. We think that would be dumb but are prepared for it.'”

Abbas AraghchiSocial postApril 9, 2026Read the original

Iran's foreign minister posted on X during the US-Iran ceasefire, amid a dispute over whether the truce covered Lebanon.

Our verdict

True

Araghchi posted these words on X on 9 April 2026; Al Jazeera and Press TV quote them.

What we found

Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi posted the message on 9 April 2026, echoing JD Vance's warning a day earlier that it would be 'dumb' for Iran to let the ceasefire collapse. The quotation is accurate.

The evidence

2 of 2 sources support the claim; none contradict it.

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Supports the claim
Al Jazeera quotes Araghchi's post in full. [1]
Supports the claim
NIAC reproduced the X post. [2]

How we checked

We checked the claim against Al Jazeera, NIAC. We reviewed 2 relevant sources.

Sources

[1]Al Jazeera · Iran says it would be 'dumb' for US to let Netanyahu kill diplomacy
[2]NIAC · Araghchi: 'A deal is achievable' but Netanyahu interfering

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