'We won the war, won diplomacy': Araghchi says Iran pushed US war so it could control ceasefire

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that Iran pushed for the war with the US to continue in order to force a ceasefire on its own terms. Araghchi claimed Iran 'won the war, and won the diplomacy,' and that those who tried to impose unconditional surrender on Iran begged for negotiations shortly after the war began. The article also reports that on Monday, US President Donald Trump told FOX News that Iran should raise 'the white flag of surrender,' and warned that if Oman gets in the way of US control in the Strait of Hormuz, 'we'll bomb the s*** out of them.'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that Iran pushed for the war with the United States to continue in order to force a ceasefire on its own terms. Speaking at a conference with Iranian educators, Araghchi said, 'We were the ones who refused the ceasefire and continued the war until we reached a point where they [the US] agreed to a ceasefire and negotiations on Iran's terms.' He added, 'We fought with strength and negotiated with strength, and we won the war, and we won the diplomacy.' Araghchi also said that 'those who tried to impose unconditional surrender on Iran begged for negotiations shortly after the war began.' The article also reports that on Monday, US President Donald Trump told FOX News that Iran should raise 'the white flag of surrender,' and that he has 'no time schedule' and is in 'no hurry' to make a deal. Trump warned that 'if Oman gets in the way [of US control in the Strait of Hormuz], we'll bomb the s*** out of them.' He also said that what has been used so far against Iran 'is peanuts.'