Iran’s president has sent a propaganda letter to Americans claiming his country harbors no enmity to ordinary US citizens, according to state-owned outlets.
Despite years of conflict and state-sponsored terrorism, President Masoud Pezeshkian insisted that the idea that Iran was an enemy of the American people was “neither consistent with historical reality nor with present-day observable facts.”
“The Iranian people harbor no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe or neighboring countries,” he said.
“Even in the face of repeated foreign interventions and pressures throughout their proud history, Iranians have consistently drawn a clear distinction between governments and the peoples they govern,” Pezeshkian added.
Pezeshkian’s comments appeared directly at repeated claims that Iran’s enriched uranium was weeks away from reaching weapons-grade levels, which could be used to produce a handful of atomic weapons.
He also called for the US to end its war in Iran, warning that the Islamic republic would outlast any form of American aggression.
“Today, the world stands at a crossroads. Continuing along the path of confrontation is more costly and futile than ever before,” he said.
“The choice between confrontation and engagement is both real and consequential; its outcome will shape the future for generations to come,” he added.
“Throughout its millennia of proud history, Iran has outlasted many aggressors. All that remains of them are tarnished names in history, while Iran endures — resilient, dignified, and proud.”
Pezeshkian did not make mention of President Trump’s claim that Tehran had begged him for a cease-fire on Wednesday, with the Iranian president claiming the US was dragged into the war against its will by its Israeli allies.
“Is it not also the case that America has entered this aggression as a proxy for Israel, influenced and manipulated by that regime?” Pezeshkian asked.
Pezeshkian’s message came with a patronizing tone as he backed the stance of his boss, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has yet to be seen in public since surviving the airstrikes that killed his father on Feb. 28.
Tehran has maintained that the war will only come to an end after the US and Israel agree to permanently end their attacks and provide reparations for Iran.
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