Iranian president says US, Israel and Europe are waging ‘full-fledged war’ against his country | Israel-Iran Conflict News

If Israel and the United States were to attack Iran again, they “would face a more decisive response,” Pezeshkian warns.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the United States, Israel and Europe are waging a “full-fledged war” against his country.

“In my opinion, we are in a full-fledged war with America, Israel and Europe. They do not want our country to stand,” Pezeshkian told the official website of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an interview on Saturday.

The president’s remarks come on the eve of Monday’s meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump. They also arrive six months after Israel and the The United States launched strikes against Iranand after France, Germany and the United Kingdom reimposed United Nations sanctions on Iran in September over its nuclear program.

“Our dear military forces are doing their job strongly, and now, in terms of equipment and manpower, despite all the problems we have, they are stronger than before. [Israel and the US] attacked,” Pezeshkian said.

“So if they want to attack, they will naturally face a more decisive response. »

The president declared that “this war” was different from previous ones.

“This war is worse than Iraq’s war against us. If you understand it correctly, this war is much more complex and difficult than that one,” Pezeshkian said, referring to the 1980-1988 conflict between neighboring countries in which thousands were killed.

The United States and its allies accuse Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, a claim Tehran has repeatedly denied.

Israel and Iran engaged in a 12-day war in June, sparked by an unprecedented Israeli attack on Iranian military and nuclear sitesas well as civilian areas.

The strikes caused more than 1,000 casualties, according to Iranian authorities.

The United States then joined the Israeli operation by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites.

Washington’s involvement put an end to negotiations with Tehran, which began in April, on its nuclear program.

Since his return to the White House in January, US President Donald Trump has relaunched his so-called “maximum pressure” policy against Iran, initiated during his first term.

This has included additional sanctions intended to economically cripple the country and dry up its oil revenues from sales on the global market.

According to recent reports, when Netanyahu visits Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida this weekend, he will be push for more military action against Iran, this time focusing on Tehran’s missile program.