After US President Donald Trump interpreted Iran’s apology to its Gulf neughbours as an admission of defeat, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday reasserted that Tehran has always emphasised the maintenance and continuation of friendly relations with regional governments based on good neighbourliness and mutual respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
However, he added, this does not negate Iran’s inherent right to defend itself against US and Israeli military aggression.
“We stand and resist to the end to defend our country. Iran’s defensive operations are exclusively against targets and facilities that are the origin and source of aggressive actions against the Iranian nation, and we consider them to be our legitimate goals,” he vowed.
He said that Iran has not attacked its friendly neighbours but targeted US assets in the region.
“We have not attacked our friendly and neighbouring countries, but have targeted US military bases, installations and facilities in the region,” he added.
Earlier today, Pezeshkian had apologized to the neighbouring countries, saying Iran had no intention of invading other countries.
The temporary leadership council announced yesterday that there will be no more attacks on neighbouring countries and no missile launches, unless attacks originate from those countries against Iran.
Reacting to his apology, Trump said that Iran is being beaten to HELL and therefore, it has apologized.
He claimed that the country was planning to take over and rule the Middle East. However, it is the first time that Iran has ever lost, in thousands of years, to surrounding Middle Eastern Countries, according to Trump.