One isn’t supposed to say it, as "we" are good and they are bad, but the US and Israel have legitimized tactics of "war" that would have been labeled terrorism (and still will be, depending on who is doing it). I have no idea how much this is bluster and how much is
concerning.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, says his country is open to “real diplomacy” but ready to confront any new US attacks, even if it means an “apocalyptic war”.