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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would not bow to US pressure

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the US of opting for a "reckless military adventure" every time a "diplomatic solution is on the table".

Iranians would "never bow to pressure", Araghchi said in a post on X, a day after both sides accused each other of launching attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and as the US fired on more Iranian vessels.

"Is it a crude pressure tactic?," his Iranian counterpart asked. "Or the result of a spoiler once again duping POTUS [US President Donald Trump] into another quagmire?"

Despite the clashes, Trump said the ceasefire was intact.…