Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi alleges that the United States and Israel orchestrated recent unrest in Iran by directing armed cells to open fire during protests to raise casualties and trigger foreign intervention, citing purported audio messages, documents, and detainee confessions as evidence. He says large cash payments were offered for attacks on police stations, government vehicles, markets, ambulances, and dozens of mosques, describes the January 8–10 violence as an externally planned extension of the “12‑day war,” and warns that Iran will seek justice for all those killed.