Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has dismissed inflammatory rhetoric by US President Donald Trump, saying such “disrespectful remarks” reflected those who made them, not the Iranian nation.
Over the past week, Trump has uttered a series of highly insulting and threatening statements against Iran.
Last Wednesday, He declared the Iran-US MoU “over” and referred to Iran’s leaders as “scum,” “liars,” and “sick people,” saying he no longer wanted to negotiate with the Iranians.
On Tuesday, Trump threatened that Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site was a “possible target for a nice big fat shot.”
Responding to a question about Trump’s comments, Pezeshkian said hostile rhetoric from Iran’s enemies was the norm, but questioned whether they had achieved their objectives “on the ground.”
“Those who intended to break our Iran into pieces, where have they ended up?” he asked.
Pezeshkian noted that Iran believed it must “defend every inch of its territory in practice,” adding, “These disrespectful remarks are only worthy of them, not the Iranian nation.”
The president also underscored the need to preserve national unity and solidarity, warning that any behavior or actions creating division within society would weaken the country’s strength.
The remarks came after the US military launched a fresh wave of air raids on Iran’s southern coastal region.
Iran’s Armed Forces, in retaliation, targeted multiple sites of the US military in the Persian Gulf region and Jordan with ballistic missiles and drones.
The United States has perpetrated numerous violations against Iranian territory since April 7, when Trump announced a unilateral ceasefire in the latest bout of US-Israeli aggression targeting the Islamic Republic.
The violations continued even after Washington and Tehran signed a Pakistan-mediated memorandum of understanding in June, the first clause of which clearly mandates cessation of aggression on all fronts.
The United States has also been trying to help vessels evade the maritime route designated by the Islamic Republic for safe and legal passage through the Strait of Hormuz by seeking to escort trespassing vessels through an illegal passageway.
Iran’s Armed Forces have staged uncompromising retaliation in the face of each instance of violation, including those in support of illegal vessel movement in the Strait of Hormuz.
