Iran's Araghchi says US and Israel are in a 'parasitic' relationship

Live Blog Update| War on Iran 23 October 2026 07:36 BST Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described US-Israeli ties as a "parasitic" relationship . "The U.S. has over the past three years spent $11 BILLION in taxpayer money on missile defense for Israel. It has fired more interceptors defending Israel than Israel has," he said in a post on X. "That is not a symbiotic relationship. It is a parasitic one." The U.S. has over the past three years spent $11 BILLION in taxpayer money on missile defense for Israel. It has fired more interceptors defending Israel than Israel has. That is not a symbiotic relationship. It is a parasitic one. https://t.co/D7Gv1wQYTs — Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) October 23, 2026