Araghchi Warns of Far More Surprises — Operation Epic Fury Aircraft Damage
Abbas Araghchi warned on X that any return to war would come with far more surprises, tying his message to operation epic fury aircraft damage and to his claim that Iran had learned new lessons from the recent war. The Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic said Tehran would answer differently if fighting resumes.
Araghchi's X warning
Araghchi wrote that any return to war would come "with far more surprises" after Donald Trump said the United States had been on the verge of launching a massive assault on Iran and halted the operation at the request of regional leaders. The exchange makes the latest public line between Tehran and Washington more explicit: Araghchi is not describing a theoretical posture, but signaling a response shaped by the recent fighting.
He also said Iran had learned "new lessons" from the recent war. In the same remarks, Araghchi said Iran would respond differently if conflict erupts again.
F-35 claim and dispute
Araghchi claimed that during the recent war the Islamic Republic succeeded in shooting down advanced F-35 fighter jets. He went further, saying Iran's armed forces would be the first military in the world to successfully target the aircraft if his claim were true. The claim that Iran shot down advanced F-35 fighter jets has not been verified by any independent sources.
He pointed to the damage allegedly inflicted on U.S. military hardware as part of his warning. That claim sits at the center of the dispute over how much of the recent war Iran can substantiate and how much remains a unilateral assertion from Tehran.
Trump and Tehran
Trump's account of the same moment was different. He said the United States had been ready to launch a massive assault on Iran and stopped only after regional leaders asked him to halt the operation. Araghchi's post was a direct answer to that threat, framing any future clash as something Iran expects to meet with a different set of tactics.
For readers watching the standoff, the practical point is simple: both sides are now describing the recent war as a test case for the next one, and Araghchi has tied Iran's warning to specific claims about U.S. aircraft and military hardware.
The next move is likely to come through another public statement from Tehran or Washington rather than a formal meeting, because Araghchi chose X to deliver his warning and Trump answered with his own account of a stopped assault.
