Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian admitted during a Government Information Council meeting that Iran has “suffered harm” from U.S. attacks.
In remarks aired by Iranian media, and obtained by Fox News, Pezeshkian said the country’s leaders “should avoid any tone or voices that create division, but we must also face reality. It is not the case that we have not suffered harm.”
“Anyone in a position of leadership must speak honestly and transparently to their society and their people,” he said. “Misleading information, false messaging, or portraying a reality in which ‘they are collapsing while we are prospering’ is unacceptable. The truth is that both we and others face challenges.”
Despite acknowledging harm to Iran, he added, “We will not sacrifice our country’s dignity and honor for comfort or convenience. We have valid reasons and clear justification, and we are fully capable of defending our nation’s rights with strength, backed by our people.”
President Trump has condemned mainstream media’s reporting on the ongoing conflict in Iran. “If Iran surrenders, admits their Navy is gone and resting at the bottom of the sea, and their Air Force is no longer with us, and if their entire Military walks out of Tehran, weapons dropped and hands held high, each shouting ‘I surrender, I surrender’ while wildly waving the representative White Flag, and if their entire remaining Leadership signs all necessary ‘Documents of Surrender,’ and admit their defeat to the great power and force of the magnificent U.S.A., The Failing New York Times, The China Street Journal (WSJ!), Corrupt and now Irrelevant CNN, and all other members of the Fake News Media, will headline that Iran had a Masterful and Brilliant Victory over The United States of America, it wasn’t even close,” he wrote on Truth Social. “The Dumacrats and Media have totally lost their way. They have gone absolutely CRAZY!!!”
Trump has also warned that Iran must move forward on a deal or face consequences. “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!” he wrote. The warning comes as a new peace proposal is reportedly in the works.
