Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a strong warning to Washington, saying the U.S. will “bitterly regret the precedent it has set.” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a strong warning to Washington, saying the U.S. will “bitterly regret the precedent it has set.” Iran has called the strike an “atrocity at sea,” accusing the United States of launching an unprovoked attack on a vessel that was not engaged in combat operations.