Tehran, March 25 -- The messaging coming out of Tehran continues to be one of defiance even as US President Trump claims that negotiations to end the conflict are on. Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has pledged that Iran will sustain its defensive and retaliatory measures until the United States and the Israeli regime "regret" their aggression.

Araghchi made the remarks during a telephone conversation with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. According to Press TV, Araghchi detailed Washington's and Tel Aviv's attacks targeting the Islamic Republic's civilian and defence infrastructure calling it the primary cause of the current instability in the region.

"Iran will defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity until all obje...