Amid the brewing tensions in West Asia, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the country is in ‘a full-fledged war with America, Israel, and Europe’
Amid the brewing tensions in
West Asia, Iran’s President
Masoud Pezeshkian said that the country is in “a full-fledged war with America, Israel, and Europe.” In an interview published on the Iranian supreme leader’s official website on Saturday, Pezeshkian said that the West does not want the Islamic Republic to stand on its feet.
“They do not want our country to stand on its feet. This war is worse than Iraq’s war against us,” he continued, referencing the eight-year conflict that spanned the 1980s. “If one understands it well, this war is far more complex and difficult than that war. In the war with Iraq, the situation was clear; they fired missiles, and we knew where to hit. Here, they are besieging us from every aspect; they are creating problems for us in terms of livelihood, culturally, politically, and security-wise.”
In the same interview, Iranian officials mentioned further potential conflicts with the US and Israel that “despite all the problems we face, we are now, in terms of both equipment and personnel, far stronger than we were during their previous attacks.” “Therefore, if they choose to strike, they will then naturally face a more decisive response,” the officials averred.
The timing of it all
It is pertinent to note that the interview with Pezeshkian comes as Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with US President Donald Trump on Monday in Florida.
“They will discuss the future steps and phases, and the International Stabilisation Force of the ceasefire plan,” Israeli Prime Minister’s Office spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian had said earlier this month.
It is also important to note that days before Pezeshkian’s interview, a US State Department official told Walla that Iran’s conduct in West Asia and around the world continues to be viewed by Washington as a destabilising factor.
However, the American official maintained that the Trump administration has been seeking to tighten the noose around Iran through sanctions, international isolation, and diplomatic pressure, rather than a new military front similar to the war in June.
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