Iranian president says country is in ‘total war’ with the US, Israel and Europe
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Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said that his country was engaged in a war with the USA, Israel and Europe, which he described as an “all-out war”.
In an interview published in Iranian state media on Saturday, Pezeshkian said he believed Western powers wanted to bring Iran “to its knees.” Times of Israel reported.
“In my view, we are in an all-out war with the United States, Israel and Europe,” Pezeshkian said. he said. “They want to bring our country to its knees”
According to The Times of Israel, Pezeshkian argued that the current conflict is more complex than the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and said his country is now under pressure “from every angle.”
IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER RESTAURED THAT ‘SERIOUS DAMAGE’ WAS CAUSED TO NUCLEAR FACILITIES, DESPITE THE STATEMENTS OF THE AYETULAH
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview with Fox News Channel’s Martha MacCallum in New York on September 25. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
“If understood well, this war is much 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,” Pezeshkian said. he said. Jerusalem Post.
“They surround us here from all sides, causing us problems in terms of livelihood, cultural, political and security.”
According to The Times of Israel, Pezeshkian claimed that despite this tension, the Iranian army has become stronger after the conflict with Israel in June.
“Our beloved military forces are doing their job vigorously, and despite all the problems we are experiencing now, they are stronger in terms of equipment and manpower than when they attacked. So if they want to attack, they will naturally face a more determined response,” he said.
IRAN’S LEADER IS THREATENING US WITH A BIGGER COUP, TRUMP SAYS THERE IS NO RUSH TO TALK
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC on September 29 (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
According to The Jerusalem Post, the interview with Pezeshkian was published ahead of the meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump planned to be held at Mar-a-Lago next week.
Tensions remain high following a brief but intense air conflict initiated by Israel in June.
The conflict resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,100 people in Iran, including senior military commanders and nuclear scientists, while Iranian missile strikes killed 28 people in the Jewish State.
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President Donald Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week. (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)
President on June 22 Donald Trump He announced that US forces launched an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
“Our goal was to destroy Iran’s nuclear enrichment capability and end the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one sponsor of terrorism,” the president said. “Tonight, I can tell the world that the attacks were a spectacular military success. Iran’s major nuclear enrichment facilities were completely and utterly destroyed.”
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The US-brokered ceasefire between Iran and Israel came into force on June 24.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.
