"We Are Ready for War": Araghchi’s Defiant Message from the Ruins of Diplomacy

In a move that has sent shockwaves through global markets, President Donald Trump has signed a final and absolute executive order imposing a 25% tariff on any nation that continues to do business with Iran. This economic escalation is intended to completely isolate the Iranian regime as it struggles to fund its security forces during the ongoing national uprising. The President made his position clear on social media, stating that any country trading with Tehran will effectively pay a massive tax to access the United States market. This move follows reports that the French embassy in Tehran has already begun evacuated non essential staff, signaling that European powers are preparing for the possibility of a full scale war.

Inside Iran, the regime is attempting to project a sense of normalcy and military strength. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, while launching his new book titled "The Power of Negotiation" in Beirut, dismissed the protests as mere "complaints about the cost of living." However, his public rhetoric has shifted toward preparing the Iranian people for a direct military confrontation with the United States and Israel. Araghchi claimed that Iran is now "more prepared than the previous war," referring to the 12 day war in June that devastated their nuclear infrastructure. The head of the Iranian judiciary has also promised "firm and effective measures" against what he calls foreign backed terrorists, further hardening the regime's stance against any domestic dissent.

Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has urged the White House not to fall for the regime's hollow offers of dialogue. In a sharp contrast to previous administrations, Pahlavi noted that Trump is "not Obama" and that negotiating with a "criminal regime" would only provide a lifeline to a failing government. He argued that the regime is at its weakest point in history and that the population is ready to complete the revolution if the U.S. remains firm. As the Iranian Parliament warns that it will strike American bases and Israeli cities if a single bomb is dropped on its soil, the global community is being forced to choose between the Iranian market and the American economy. The stage is now set for a confrontation that could permanently reshape the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East.