{"id":2000120255,"date":"2026-07-24T08:26:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T06:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000120255"},"modified":"2026-07-24T08:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T06:35:27","slug":"iran-blasts-u-s-asset-threat-as-incendiary-precedent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/iran-blasts-u-s-asset-threat-as-incendiary-precedent\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran blasts U.S. asset threat as &#8220;incendiary precedent&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Seizing another nation&#8217;s assets to pay for unrelated future claims is an incendiary precedent,&#8221; he said on X. &#8220;Those who celebrate or profit from such funds should remember: once governments normalize confiscation, no one&#8217;s assets are safe. Ensuing chaos will not be pretty or peaceful.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Araghchi&#8217;s remarks came as U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that &#8220;any and all damages done to Ships, Cargo, or anything related thereto, will be paid for by Iranian Money that the United States has in its possession, and controls.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;These damages may be very substantial but, nevertheless, this is the fair and equitable thing to do,&#8221; Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/AA-20241013-35901401-35901389-IRANIAN_FOREIGN_MINISTER_SEYED_ABBAS_ARAGHCHI_IN_IRAQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000120256\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Baghdad, Iraq on October 13, 2024. 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