Iran’s leader apologized to neighboring countries targeted in recent attacks and said future military action will occur only if Iran itself is attacked.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that Iran will halt attacks against neighboring countries unless the nation itself comes under direct assault, signaling a possible shift in posture following recent regional strikes.
In a prerecorded televised address, Pezeshkian apologized to nearby countries that had been targeted by Iranian military operations and suggested that future disputes should be resolved through diplomacy rather than missile attacks.
“I should apologize to the neighboring countries that were attacked by Iran, on my own behalf,” Pezeshkian said, according to reporting cited in a Fox News report.
“From now on, they should not attack neighboring countries or fire missiles at them, unless we are attacked by those countries. I think we should solve this through diplomacy.”
The remarks followed a series of Iranian strikes targeting several countries across the Persian Gulf region. Iranian forces had launched attacks against Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman during the recent escalation.
The apology and shift in tone came after Iran’s temporary leadership council reportedly held discussions with the nation’s military leadership following internal confusion within command structures.
Officials have attributed the disruption to turmoil inside Iran’s leadership after the deaths of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior figures.
During the same televised address, Pezeshkian also responded to U.S. calls for Iran’s unconditional surrender, rejecting the demand in blunt terms.
The Iranian president said the idea of unconditional surrender was unrealistic.
He described the demand as a “dream that they should take to their grave.”
The comments come amid a rapidly evolving confrontation involving Iran, the United States and regional allies, as diplomatic and military tensions continue to shape developments across the Middle East.
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