Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif responded Friday to comments by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who had accused Tehran of pursuing an escalation of regional tensions and blamed Iran for last week's attacks on a Saudi oil facility.
In response, Zarif tweeted that Iran had "no desire for war", but added that Tehran would defend the Iranian nation.
"Pompeo has it the other way around: It's not Iran that wishes to fight to the last American; rather, it is his #B_Team hosts who seem to wish to fight Iran to the last American. Iran has no desire for war, but we will, and always have, defend our people and our nation."