Iran to suspend strikes on neighbors unless attacks come from them
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that its temporary leadership council had approved the suspension of attacks against neighboring countries unless an attack on Iran came from those countries.
The announcement came as Iran continued to launch attacks in the region in response to U.S.-“Israeli” strikes on the Islamic Republic.
In a speech broadcast on state TV, Pezeshkian apologized to neighboring countries for Iran’s attacks across the region.
“I must apologize on my own behalf and on behalf of Iran to the neighboring countries that were attacked by Iran,” he said, adding that “the interim leadership council agreed yesterday that no more attacks will be made on neighboring countries and no missiles will be fired unless an attack on Iran originates from those countries.”
Pezeshkian’s remarks come as diplomatic prospects for an end to hostilities appear bleak, with U.S. President Donald Trump demanding Tehran’s “unconditional surrender”.
“There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday.
“After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners, will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before,” he added.
According to Iran’s U.N. ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, the aggression has killed at least 1,332 Iranian civilians and wounded thousands.
