Araghchi To Rubio: Such ‘Delusions’ Lead To The Failure Of US Policy
Iran’s foreign minister compares Rubio to Pompeo and says the economic pressure approach is inhumane and bound to fail, a day after Rubio said sanctions make major strikes unnecessary
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded on X on Wednesday to remarks by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, writing that “such delusions and false notions” are what lead to the failure of US policies, according to the text provided to Kurdistan 24 and a Turkish report. He did not quote Rubio’s words, and his post does not say which statement it answers.
Araghchi wrote that eight years ago “a cartoon character like Pompeo” said that if Iranians wanted something to eat they would have to follow the White House’s orders, and that today Rubio, “whose Cuban compatriots are victims of this very policy,” is repeating the same nonsense.
8 years ago a cartoon character like Pompeo said Iranians must follow White House diktat “if they want to eat”. Today, Rubio—whose fellow Cubans are victims of same policy—repeats that drivel. Forget about the inhumanity. It's the delusions that are producing failed U.S. policy. https://t.co/ZnXjtgiLvt
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) November 11, 2026
He said that, apart from the policy’s inhumanity, such delusions are what bring about the failure of US policy.
Rubio said on Tuesday after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Paris that the economic pressure campaign is so devastating that “right now there is no need for major combat operations.”
He said the economic pain on Iran “is going to get even worse,” that Iran’s demands are “unrealistic,” and that Washington is open to diplomacy if that changes, while warning that the US could resume strikes if Iran crosses its red lines.
Araghchi told IRNA on Tuesday that the conflict with Iran will not be resolved through military means or by intensifying sanctions, and that Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days of an agreement remains on the table. The US Treasury, led by Scott Bessent, launched an expanded sanctions campaign against Iran in August and the US maintains a naval blockade.
Treasury Secretary Bessent moved onto a military base after Iranian threats against him, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.