President Vows Iran’s Strong Response to Israeli Strikes
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned the Zionist regime that the Islamic Republic’s strong and legitimate response will make the Israeli enemy regret taking the foolish act of attacking Iran.
In a video message aired by the state TV on Friday, President Pezeshkian decried the Zionist regime’s attack on Iran as a brutal action that reveals the regime’s criminal nature.
He stated that Iran will respond to the Israeli aggression in a wise, strong and resolute manner, and called on the Iranian people to maintain unity in the face of the psychological warfare by the enemy.
What follows is the full text of the presidential message, released by his official website:
We witnessed a savage and criminal assault by the Zionist regime on Tehran and other cities across the country overnight, which claimed the lives of innocent civilians, including women and children, as well as military commanders and nuclear scientists.
This barbaric act, which is in complete violation of all international commitments, reveals the criminal nature of the Zionist regime whose existence is founded on occupation, aggression, and killing children.
The overnight attack proves to the world the truth of what the Islamic Republic has been stating for years that aggression and committing crimes are inherent to the nature of the Zionist regime. The Iranian people and officials will not stay silent in the face of this crime, and the Islamic Republic of Iran’s powerful and legitimate response will make the enemy regret its foolish action.
Just as the Islamic Republic has always made utmost efforts to maintain peace in the region and the world, and proved its readiness for dialogue aimed at assuring the world of its peace-seeking efforts, it will act resolutely to respond to the aggression and defend the nation’s territorial integrity.
I call on the proud people of Iran to preserve their unity and cohesion, avoid paying attention to rumors and false information designed as part of the enemy’s psychological warfare, and trust and accompany officials to help the country overcome these conditions as powerfully as possible.
I also assure the people of Iran that the Islamic Republic’s government will continue serving the nation with full commitment, and daily life will go on without disruption.
Today, the Iranian nation needs to stand together with unity, trust, solidarity, and consensus more than ever before. The nation, with the help of Almighty God and such a noble spirit, will respond to the brutal crime of the occupying regime –which today is the most hated entity among the Iranian people– in a wise, strong, and resolute manner, God willing.
