Iran Never Initiated a War, Only Defended Itself, Pezeshkian Says
The Iranian president said his country was forced to respond to what he called US-Israeli aggression, according to IRNA.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran did not start its recent conflict but was forced to defend itself against aggression by the United States and Israel, Iran's IRNA news agency reported.
Pezeshkian said the war had been imposed on Iran and characterized the actions of the US and Israel as launched under false pretexts, according to the report; this characterization reflects the Iranian president's own account.
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- Iran never initiated a war, only defended itself against US-Israeli aggression: Pezeshkian — IRNA (Iran)
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