Overview
- Pezeshkian’s interview, published Saturday on the Supreme Leader’s site, frames Western pressure as broader than the 1980s Iran‑Iraq conflict.
- Iran’s military said it is on full alert and warned that any miscalculation would draw “far more forceful, crushing and costly” retaliation.
- The president cautioned that any new Israeli or U.S. strikes would face a more decisive response and claimed Iran’s forces are stronger than before June.
- A 12‑day clash in June saw U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites and Iranian missile barrages, with reports of about 1,100 deaths in Iran and 28 in Israel.
- Economic strain has deepened under sanctions, with the rial hitting record lows and protests reported in Tehran and other cities.