According to Khabaronline, an Iranian news agency, Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Ali Bahraini said Iranian authorities take a wide range of possibilities into account amid heightened speculation over increased US military deployments in West Asia and sharper rhetoric from American officials toward Iran.
Describing Washington as an unpredictable actor, Bahraini stated: “Undoubtedly, the United States is unpredictable. That is why we are prepared for any scenario, including any possible act of aggression.”
At the same time, he emphasized that Iran does not presently have specific information or intelligence suggesting that a serious military move against the country is imminent.
Bahraini criticized US foreign policy, arguing that the international community is dealing with a state that shows little regard for the principles of the UN Charter and is willing to violate international norms in pursuit of its interests.
Addressing the state of diplomacy between Tehran and Washington, the Iranian envoy said the two sides do not currently maintain a stable or formal communication channel.
He noted that some informal messages have been exchanged between Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and the US chief negotiator, Steve Witkoff, on various issues, but said these contacts can hardly be described as negotiations.
According to Bahraini, several countries have proposed acting as intermediaries to facilitate message exchanges between Iran and the United States in different areas. He said such proposals could, in theory, help create conditions for talks, but so far they have not resulted in any meaningful or structured negotiations.
The Iranian diplomat also referred to attacks carried out by Israel and the United States against Iran in June, which took place during a period of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington.
He said those negotiations collapsed after the US, in his words, allowed Israel to strike Iran and later took part directly in the attacks itself.
Bahraini’s remarks come amid recent claims by an Israeli media outlet suggesting that intelligence and reports sent from Israel to the US have been met with deep skepticism in Washington.
The report alleged that senior US figures, including Witkoff and Jared Kushner, have questioned these assessments and that Witkoff effectively acted as an intermediary between Iran and the United States.
The same report claimed that Witkoff delivered a message from Abbas Araghchi to US President Donald Trump, allegedly accompanied by a written assurance attributed to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, urging a delay in any potential military action against Iran. These claims have not been confirmed by Iranian or American officials.