Overview
- Masoud Pezeshkian warns any new U.S. or Israeli attacks would face a “more decisive response” and claims Iran’s military is stronger than before June.
- He characterizes Western economic, cultural, political and security pressure as a multi-front siege and calls today’s struggle more complex than the 1980s Iran–Iraq war.
- Coverage recounts a 12-day conflict in June 2025 that killed about 1,100 people in Iran, including senior commanders and nuclear scientists, and 28 people in Israel.
- Jurist reports the statement comes as France, Germany and the United Kingdom have sought to reimpose UN sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program, which Tehran says is peaceful.
- Times Now notes the comments propelled Pezeshkian to the top of U.S. Google search trends as interest in his remarks surged.