The idea Iran and its allies have weakened is a "delusion," the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force commander Esmail Qa’ani said in a speech on Thursday.
The Islamic Republic is “fully prepared and approaches negotiations with wisdom and prudence,” he said.
Qa’ani added that unlike in the past, Iran is no longer dependent on negotiations.
Iran will not pursue nuclear weapons but will also not give up its peaceful nuclear program, President Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday.
“We won’t build a nuclear bomb, but we will not abandon peaceful nuclear industry either,” he said, speaking to economic figures in Ilam province.
Pezeshkian condemned Western pressure, saying the US and Europe are “trying to impose maximum sanctions and pressure on our people.”
He accused foreign powers of seeking to exploit Iran’s resources while selling it weapons.
“We have placed our trust in God, not in the US and its agents,” he said. “We want to talk to the world, but we will not bow to coercion and bullying.”
Iran will not bow to American pressure, President Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday, accusing the US of regional destabilization.
“Those who plundered the world now accuse Iranian officials, while our nation serves with full commitment.” Pezeshkian said in a speech in Ilam province.
“They want to portray Iran as weak, but they don’t know the Iranian people.”
Referring to the country’s long history and cultural legacy, he said, “For 47 years, they’ve failed to make us surrender—and they still won’t.”
