Overview
- Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is in “total” or “full‑scale” war with the United States, Israel and Europe, accusing them of trying to bring the country to its knees.
- He argued the confrontation is more complex than the 1980–88 Iran–Iraq war, saying Iran is being pressured economically, culturally, politically and on security.
- Pezeshkian warned that any new U.S. or Israeli attack would face a “more decisive response,” asserting Iran’s forces are stronger than before June’s fighting.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Donald Trump in Florida on Monday, with reporting that he will press options against Iran’s ballistic missile program after Western intelligence noted unusual Iranian aerial activity.
- The remarks come six months after a 12‑day conflict in which Israeli and U.S. strikes hit Iranian military and nuclear sites, with Iran citing roughly 1,100 deaths, and after France, Britain and Germany reimposed UN sanctions in September over Tehran’s nuclear program.