Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Iran does not seek war, but will respond with strength and decisiveness to any aggression, according to a statement by his office.
“We do not seek war, and this is a clear message that we have so far conveyed to the world,” he said. “However, we will never sit still in the face of aggressions and will give a decisive response to aggressors.”
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Pezeshkian added that instability and unrest in the region are not in the interest of any country and will challenge everyone, noting that regional countries must join hands and make efforts to ensure security and development in the region.
Pezeshkian’s remarks came as U.S. Central Command spokesperson Tim Hawkins said in a statement that U.S. forces on Sunday struck two launchers on Iran’s southern Larak Island after Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) “were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into Strait of Hormuz.”
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Following the attack, the IRGC said in a statement that a number of military personnel and civilians were killed or wounded in the attack and vowed that the strike would be responded to with “punishment for the aggressor.”
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Iran does not seek war but will respond decisively to any aggression.
- Pezeshkian emphasized that instability and unrest in the region are against the interests of all countries.
- The Iranian president called on regional countries to collaborate for security and development.
- U.S. forces struck two launchers on Iran's Larak Island after IRGC preparations to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz.
- The IRGC reported casualties from the U.S. attack and promised a punitive response to the aggressors.
