Araqchi says Iran will not surrender despite economic pressure and claims its weapons were upgraded

Single source · Iran, Iran (approximate) · 2026-10-31 13:15 UTC

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi is reported by Al Jazeera Arabic (via Telegram) as saying Iran does not deny economic pressure but will not surrender or give up its dignity. Tasnim News (via Telegram) attributes to him, in an Al Jazeera interview, claims that Iran has updated its weapons capabilities, fixed weaknesses, tested new weapons, and that its armed forces are at the highest level of readiness.

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• Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), 2026-10-31 13:15 UTC
• Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), 2026-10-31 13:18 UTC
• Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), 2026-10-31 13:19 UTC
• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-31 13:39 UTC

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• 2026-10-31 13:20 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-10-31 13:24 UTC: Unverified to Single source
• 2026-10-31 18:07 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-10-31 18:11 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-10-31 13:15 UTC; last updated 2026-10-31 18:14 UTC.

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