In response to Lindsey Graham's remarks that 2026 could be an ending to a 2,000-year-long conflict, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai wrote in a message on X: So, wasn't it for an 'imminent threat' that you attacked Iran?! Or has Iran been posing such an 'imminent threat' for the past 2,000 years to the United States as of 1776?!!!   So, wasn't it for an 'imminent threat' that you attacked Iran?! Or has Iran been posing such an 'imminent threat' for the past 2,000 years to the United States as of 1776?!!! https://t.co/p59nU25uzA — Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) March 23, 2026