President: Iran After Regional Peace, Stability
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – All regional states have come to the conclusion that Iran is pushing for peace and stability in the West Asia region, whereas the Israeli regime is escalating tensions, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said.
Addressing a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Pezeshkian hailed the Iranian nation for seeking independence, peace and friendship, and standing against cruelty.
“We have never initiated war and never advised any country to enter war. It has been the United States that has always instigated wars in various parts of the world, including our region”, he said, adding that the US is today keeping the “flames of war burning” in West Asia by supporting the Zionist regime.
He also said that the Zionist regime has sought to foment war in the region by taking acts of aggression, adding that the regime assassinated Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on the inaugural day of the incumbent Iranian government, as part of its warmongering policies.
Iran exercised restraint in hopes of helping establish a ceasefire in Gaza, but the Zionist regime intensified its crimes and spread its aggression to Lebanon, Pezeshkian noted, his official website reported.
The president also criticized the US and European countries for their hypocritical approach towards the crisis in the region, saying, “If they really want a halt to war and bloodshed, why do they veto proposed UN Security Council resolutions on cessation of hostilities?”
“Today, all regional countries have become certain that the Islamic Republic of Iran is seeking to establish peace and stability in the region, while the Zionist regime, with the support of the US and Western countries, is seeking to escalate crisis and war”, Pezeshkian said.
The president also warned the Zionist regime that it will receive a crushing response if it violates Iran’s security.
If the Israeli regime accepts a ceasefire and stops the massacre of innocent people, it may affect the type and severity of Iran’s response, he said.
The Iranian president also criticized the countries that claim to be champions of human rights but remain silent on the Zionist regime’s killing of thousands of women and children in Gaza and Lebanon, describing that approach as “disgraceful and shameful”.