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The Rest of the World Report | September 28, 2026 — Morning Edition
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THE DOOMSDAY LINE
Iran’s foreign minister went on American television this weekend and said his country is ready for war.
Abbas Araghchi appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday. Iran stands “firm in the face of any new aggression,” he said. He added that Iran is prepared to fight even a “doomsday war” if it comes to that. In the same breath, he said Iran remains ready for diplomacy. “It is up to President Trump to choose,” he said.
The statement followed days of stalled progress on Araghchi’s…
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