Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has apologized for launching attacks on neighboring countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid a conflict with Israel and the US.
In a pre-recorded speech broadcast on state television on Saturday, Pezeshkian said Iran’s neighbors would not be targeted unless they launched attacks during a war with Israel and the United States.
“The Interim Leadership Council agreed yesterday that no more attacks will be made on neighboring countries and no more missiles will be fired unless the attack on Iran comes from those countries,” Pezeshkian said, according to several reports.
According to Iran International, Pezeshkian also apologized to neighboring countries, saying that Tehran has no enmity with regional states.
He reportedly insisted that Tehran halt the attacks and suggested that they were caused by poor communication within the ranks.
The ruling council has been leading Iran since the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader was killed last week in US-Israeli strikes that sparked a Middle East war.
Pezeshkian’s comments came as intense Iranian fire targeted Gulf Arab states early Saturday as Israel and the US continued airstrikes against the Islamic Republic.
On Saturday morning, there were repeated attacks on Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the AP reported.
“Unconditional Surrender”
Iran’s president said Saturday that the U.S. demand for “unconditional surrender” was “a dream they should take to their graves,” the Associated Press reported.
US President Donald Trump said earlier in the day that he would not negotiate with Iran without its “unconditional surrender”.
