Pakistan, Oct. 23 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticised Washington on Friday over its military support for Israel. He claimed the United States spent $11 billion on Israel's missile defence over the past three years. His remarks have renewed attention on the scale of American military assistance to its ally.

In a post on X, Araghchi argued that Washington had played a major role in protecting Israel from missile attacks. He also claimed American forces had launched more missile interceptors in Israel's defence than Israeli forces themselves. However, these figures were presented as claims by the Iranian foreign minister.

Araghchi cited estimates from Stephen Semler, a US foreign policy analyst, to support his argument. A...