Pezehshkian noted that the enemy, having failed to bring Iran to its knees in three days, is now attempting to create division between the Iranian people and their officials.
“We will not bow. I will never bow before any power. We will not sacrifice the country's dignity for the sake of comfort-seeking and our own worldly desires, but we must manage the country with prudence and wisdom," he added.
He further noted that the enemies unjustly martyred the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei without any scientific, legal, or human rights logic.
He stated that they killed Iranian commanders, ministers, and scientists, and martyred the innocent students.
He added that those who claimed to uphold human rights and international law saw those crimes but stood by and only watched.
“They do the same to everyone. Look at Gaza and Palestine — what atrocities they commit,” he recalled.
“And the American media justify it, claiming they are defending themselves,” he said, noting that they call genocide self-defense. “They have power and force, and they do these things.”
On February 28, the United States and Israel initiated an unprovoked war against Iran with the assassination of the Ayatollah Khamenei and several high-ranking military commanders.
In response, the Iranian Armed Forces carried out 100 waves of counterattacks over 40 days, targeting US and Israeli military assets, which resulted in significant damage.
A Pakistani-mediated two-week ceasefire was brokered on April 8, where the Iranian delegation returned to Tehran without an agreement, citing deep mistrust regarding Washington’s willingness to honor its commitments.
Iran has made clear that any return to ceasefire negotiations depends on the lifting of the US naval blockade. Officials have said that the continued blockade constitutes a violation of the truce.
Press TV