The Iranian President has accused the United States, Israel, and Europe of waging a ‘total war’ against his country as as nuclear tensions escalate.
In an interview with the state-controlled media on Saturday, President Masoud Pezeshkian said “In my opinion, we are in a full scale war with the United States, Israel and Europe” adding that “they don’t want our country to remain stable”.
Pezeshkian’s remarks come ahead of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Mar-a-Lago on Monday, where he will reportedly lobby Trump to take more military action against Iran.
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The Mail Online reports: Pezeshkian referenced Iran’s devastating war with Iraq from 1980 to 1988, in which upwards of a million people were killed, as he said conflict with the West could escalate even more dramatically.
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‘This war is worse than the one launched against us by Iraq. On closer inspection, it is far more complex and difficult,’ he continued.
‘During the war with Iraq, the situation was clear: they fired missiles, and we knew exactly where we were responding. But now, we are being surrounded from every angle.’
The remarks come as Trump is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, where Iran is expected to be a key topic in the talks.
The issue of Iran’s continued efforts to possess nuclear weapons saw the nation hit with fresh sanctions from the UN in recent weeks.
The threat of Iran’s nuclear ambitions saw Donald Trump launch historic strikes on Iranian facilities in June, which military experts said significantly set back the nation’s capabilities but did not entirely destroy its nuclear programs.
Pezeshkian brushed off the impact of Trump’s strikes in June in his latest remarks, and said Iran’s military has rebuilt to a stronger position than it was in before the conflict.
‘Our beloved military forces are doing their jobs with strength and now, in terms of equipment and manpower, despite all the problems we have, they are stronger than when they attacked,’ he said.
‘So if they want to attack, they will naturally face a more decisive response.’
