"Sole purpose of lie is to justify Operation Epic Mistake": Iran denies claims of "pre-emptive" attacks on US

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday denied the claims that the country was planning a "pre-emptive" attack on the US and its forces, a claim that the United States has peddled to attack the Persian Gulf country. Dismissing it as a lie, Araghchi called Operation Epic Fury a grave misadventure. In a post on X, the Iranian Foreign Minister said, "The claim that Iran was planning on attacking the U.S. or U.S. Forces, whether preventively or preemptively, is a sheer and utter lie. The sole purpose of that lie is to justify Operation Epic Mistake, a misadventure engineered by Israel and paid for by ordinary Americans." https