Iran leader says country in ‘full-fledged’ war with US, Israel, Europe

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country is engaged in a “full-fledged war with America, Israel , and Europe,” raising new tensions months after the Trump administration carried out airstrikes on three of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities .

In an interview published on the website of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Pezeshkian accused Washington and its allies of working to destabilize Tehran.

“They do not want our country to stand on its feet,” he declared.

Pezeshkian added that Iran’s armed forces had a “far stronger” capacity than ever to respond to further provocations from Western powers.

“If they choose to strike, they will naturally face a more decisive response,” he warned.

The comments come ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida, where Iran’s ballistic missile program is expected to be discussed.

Iran was hit hard by a 12-day war with Israel in June, which ended with a fleet of American bombers striking deeply buried Iranian nuclear facilities.

Trump subsequently announced a “complete and total” ceasefire in the fighting. The Pentagon claims the strikes degraded Iran’s nuclear program by up to two years , though Tehran contests this.

But now Pezeshkian is ramping up rhetorical attacks on what he sees as unfairly repressive measures emanating from Washington and its allies.

“They are besieging us from every aspect, they are putting us in difficulty and constraint, creating problems — in terms of livelihood, culturally, politically and security-wise — while raising society’s expectations,” the Iranian president said on Saturday. “On one side, they block our sales, our exchanges, our trade, and on the other side, expectations in society have risen. Consequently, we must all help with all our might to fix the country.”

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Iran for decades, targeting its oil exports — the lifeblood of the nation’s economy — in an effort to exert “maximum pressure” and secure a new nuclear agreement.

The sanctions have contributed to a range of domestic economic challenges including mounting inflation and rising unemployment.

Iran’s currency, the rial, has recently plummeted to a record low against the U.S. dollar, sparking a wave of protests over the weekend in Tehran and several other cities.

Tanya Noury is a reporter for Military Times and Defense News, with coverage focusing on the White House and Pentagon.

伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽什基安表示，他的国家正与美国、以色列和欧洲进行“全面战争”，这加剧了特朗普政府对伊朗伊斯兰共和国三个核设施进行空袭数月后的紧张局势。

在伊朗最高领袖阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊的网站上发表的一次采访中，佩泽什基安指责华盛顿及其盟友试图破坏德黑兰的稳定。

“他们不希望我们的国家自力更生，”他宣称。

佩泽什基安补充说，伊朗武装部队现在拥有比以往任何时候都“强大得多”的能力来应对西方大国的进一步挑衅。

他警告说：“如果他们选择发动袭击，自然会面临更加果断的回应。”

在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡计划在佛罗里达州举行会晤之前，这些评论发表得恰逢其时，预计双方将在会晤中讨论伊朗的弹道导弹计划。

伊朗在6月份与以色列爆发了为期12天的战争，遭受重创。战争以美国轰炸机群袭击伊朗深埋地下的核设施而告终。

随后，特朗普宣布双方“全面彻底”停火。五角大楼声称，空袭使伊朗的核计划停滞了长达两年，但德黑兰方面对此予以否认。

但现在，佩泽什基安正在加大力度抨击他认为来自华盛顿及其盟友的不公平的压制措施。

伊朗总统周六表示：“他们正从各个方面围攻我们，让我们陷入困境和困境，在生计、文化、政治和安全等方面制造问题，同时又提高了社会的期望。一方面，他们阻碍我们的销售、交流和贸易；另一方面，社会的期望却在不断提高。因此，我们必须竭尽全力帮助国家渡过难关。”

几十年来，美国一直对伊朗实施制裁，目标是伊朗的石油出口——伊朗经济的命脉——以期施加“极限压力”并确保达成新的核协议。

制裁导致了一系列国内经济挑战，包括通货膨胀加剧和失业率上升。

伊朗货币里亚尔最近对美元汇率暴跌至历史新低，引发了周末德黑兰和其他几个城市的抗议浪潮。

Tanya Noury 是《军事时报》和《防务新闻》的记者，她的报道主要集中在白宫和五角大楼。