Iranian nation proved to world steadfastness in defending homeland in 12-day war: Pezeshkian

President Masoud Pezeshkian has lauded the sacrifices of the Iranian nation in the recent US-Israeli-imposed war on the country, underlining that the public proved to the world their loyalty and steadfastness in defense of their homeland.

Pezeshkian made the statement in a meeting commemorating the martyrs of the 12-day war of US and Israeli aggression on Iran in June that claimed the lives of more than 1,000 innocent people, including women and children, as well as top military officials and scientific figures.

“They thought that by assassinating Iran's commanders and senior officials, they would paralyze the country, and then the Iranian people would support them, but not only did their sinister goal not materialize, but all the people of Iran, even those who we had not previously treated well, stood firm and defended their country, because no free human being sells their homeland and bows to bullying and coercion,” the president said.

“The commitment and resilience of the Iranian nation in the 12-day war once again proved their loyalty and steadfastness in defending their homeland to the world,” he added. “Today, we genuflect before them and will utilize all our capabilities to serve them and resolve the country's problems through interaction with neighboring, friendly, and aligned countries. We are certain that together, we will build a bright future for our country.”

Pointing to the double standards and hypocrisy of the so-called democracy and human rights advocates regarding the crimes of the Israeli regime against the Iranian nation in June, Pezeshkian said, “A handful of tie-wearing individuals, with false pretenses, speak of human rights from the platforms at their disposal, while the regime they support bombs innocent women and children. What sin or crime did these beloved ones, who were at sleep in their homes, commit to be massacred by this criminal regime?”

The Iranian president underlined that the countries claiming to support democracy and human rights, “with ultimate audacity, do not see the brutal crimes of a regime that terrorizes and kills throughout the region, but accuse the Iranian nation, which is itself a victim of terrorism, of stoking insecurity in the region.”

Stressing that the goal of the pressures exerted by the US and Western countries against the Islamic Republic is to turn our country into a disarmed, weak, and defenseless nation against their brutal attacks and aggression, Pezeshkian said, “We fear no threat… We detest war and seek peace and tranquility, but we will respond decisively to any aggression."

Iran emerged victorious in Israeli-US war, imposed defeat on enemy: Senior cmdr.

A senior Iranian military commander says Tehran emerged victorious in the US-Israeli war of aggression and imposed defeat on the enemy.

The Israeli regime launched a blatant and unprovoked onslaught against Iran on June 13, triggering a 12-day war that killed at least 1,064 people in the country, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and ordinary civilians.

The United States also jumped on the bandwagon by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of international law.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces targeted strategic sites across the occupied territories as well as the al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the largest American military base in West Asia.

On June 24, Iran, through its successful retaliatory operations against both the Israeli regime and the US, managed to impose a halt to the terrorist aggression.

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