Iran’s president has said that states cannot be targeted unless the Islamic Republic is struck from their territory
Tehran has decided to stop attacking neighboring countries and has no intention of invading them, Iranian President Massoud Pezheshkian said, adding that the Islamic Republic will not capitulate under pressure.
In a televised address, Pezheshkian apologized to countries in the region and said Iran respects their sovereignty.
As the US-Israeli war against Iran enters its second week, uncertainty is growing as to when the hostilities might end. US President Donald Trump urged Tehran “Unconditional Surrender” Israel continued its attacks against targets in the Islamic Republic and Lebanon.
Pezheshkian said the country’s Interim Leadership Council has approved a decision that no missile strikes will be launched against regional states unless an attack on Iran originates from their territory.
Early Saturday morning, missiles were seen flying toward Israel after the IDF said it detected launches from Iran.
Explosions were heard as Israeli air defenses were activated to intercept the incoming fire. Shortly after the attack, the country’s military said it had launched a wave of strikes targeting infrastructure in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Washington and West Jerusalem have framed their first strikes on Iran as preemptive measures aimed at destroying its uranium enrichment and ballistic missile programs. The Islamic Republic insists its nuclear program is peaceful and has condemned the strikes as completely unprovoked.
Moscow condemned the US-Israel attack “A premeditated and unprovoked act of aggression” It aims to topple the government “Refused to yield to the coercive dictates of force and dominance.”
US-Israeli strikes have killed at least 1,332 Iranian civilians and injured thousands, Iran’s UN ambassador Amir Saeed Irawani said. Tehran’s retaliatory attacks have killed 11 people in Israel, while at least six American service members have also been killed.
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