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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Israel this Saturday, June 21 of an “even more devastating” response after his “assault”. (Illustration photo)
Near East – Threats in the air, or indication that the conflict could still rise in intensity? The Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, warned Israel this Saturday, June 21 of a response “Even more devastating” after his ” assault “, On the ninth day of war between the two countries.
In a call to French President Emmanuel Macron, the Iranian president also spoke about the issue of nuclear. He said Iran will refuse to stop its nuclear activities “Whatever the circumstances”. “We are ready to discuss and cooperate to build confidence in the field of peaceful nuclear activities, we do not agree to reduce our nuclear activities to zero whatever the circumstances”said Masoud Pezeshkian, according to the official Iranian agency Irna.
The Iranian president – who has only a symbolic power in the country, to the detriment of the supreme guide Ali Khamenei – also said that his country’s right to carry out peaceful nuclear activities could not be removed from him “By war”.
“Iran has always announced that it was ready to provide guarantees and establish confidence concerning its peaceful nuclear activities within the framework of international law”said Masoud Pezeshkian to the French president. “The rights granted to countries and nations by international law cannot be withdrawn from them by threats or by war”he added again.
Threats to Westerners in the event of help in Israel
In parallel, the Iranian armed forces threatened to strike the deliveries of military aid to Israel. “We warn that sending any military or radar equipment by boat or plane, coming from any country, to help the Zionist regime will be considered as a participation in the assault against Iran and will constitute a legitimate target for the armed forces” said an army spokesperson in a video broadcast by state television.
For his part, French President Emmanuel Macron said following this call to want “Accelerate the negotiations initiated by France and its European partners with Iran. »» The French head of state claims to have expressed at Masoud Pezeshkian his ” deep concern concerning the Iranian nuclear program ”.
“Here again, I am demanding: Iran should never have nuclear weapons and it is up to him to give any guarantee that his intentions are peaceful. I am convinced that there is a path to get out of the war and avoid more serious dangers ”, he wrote on X.
On the ninth day of war between the two enemy countries, tensions are far from descending between the two enemies. Iran and Israel exchanged new strikes this Saturday, and explosions sounded in the evening in the center and northern Tehran, according to AFP journalists on the spot.
