{"id":5411,"date":"2026-06-30T17:48:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=5411"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:48:25","slug":"araghchi-calls-alleged-us-attack-on-iranian-frigate-a-sign-of-cowardice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=5411","title":{"rendered":"Araghchi calls alleged US attack on Iranian frigate a \u2018sign of cowardice\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned the attack on the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, calling it an act of \u201ccowardice\u201d and alleging that the incident amounted to a war crime.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Araghchi made the remarks during a visit to an exhibition displaying belongings left behind by sailors of the Iranian frigate, which Iran says was attacked by a US submarine. According to Iranian officials, 87 bodies were recovered from the sea following the torpedo attack in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat happened is undoubtedly a war crime that will be recorded in history,\u201d Araghchi said, claiming that the frigate was targeted \u201cwithout any military action, without weapons, and without any prior warning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the incident could not be considered a naval victory, arguing that the attack instead demonstrated the \u201chelplessness\u201d of the opposing side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAttacking an unarmed target far from the battlefield is not courageous; rather, it is a sign of cowardice,\u201d Araghchi said, while not directly naming the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iranian foreign minister added that the legal department of Iran\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Navy, would gather evidence related to what he described as the attack and pursue all necessary legal actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned the attack on the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, calling it an act of \u201ccowardice\u201d and alleging that the incident amounted to a&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[57,254,1423],"class_list":["post-5411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-iran","tag-united-states","tag-war-against-iran"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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