STORY: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Sunday (June 22) strongly condemned the bombing of Iranian nuclear sites by the United States.

"It is an outrageous, grave and unprecedented violation of the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. The warmongering and lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far-reaching implications of its act of aggression," Araqchi said during a press conference in Istanbul.

Araqchi added that Iran would continue to defend its territory against the U.S. and Israel.

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1. IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAQCHI WALKING TO LECTERN

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2.(SOUNDBITE) (English) IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAQCHI SAYING:

"The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns, in the strongest terms, the United States' brutal military aggression against Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities. It is an outrageous, grave and unprecedented violation of the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. The warmongering and lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far-reaching implications of its act of aggression."

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3. ARAQCHI AT LECTERN

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4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAQCHI SAYING:

"The U.S. Military attack on the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of a U.N. Member state carried out with genocidal Israeli regime, carried out in coalition with the genocidal Israeli regime has once again revealed the extent of the United States hostility towards the peace-seeking people of Iran, who will never compromise over their independence and sovereignty."

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5. JOURNALISTS

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6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAQCHI SAYING:

"The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to defend Iran's territory, sovereignty, security and people by all means necessary against not just U.S. military aggression, but also the reckless and unlawful actions of the Israeli regime."

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7. ARAQCHI AT LECTERN

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8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAQCHI SAYING:

"While President Trump was elected on a platform of putting an end to America's costly involvement of forever wars in our part of the world, he has betrayed not only Iran by abusing our commitment to diplomacy, but also deceived his own voters by submitting to the wishes of a wanted war criminal who has grown accustomed to exploiting the lives and wealth of American citizens to further the Israeli regime's objective."

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9. JOURNALIST ASKING QUESTION