The US wants to capitulate. President of Iran: We will stop attacks on our neighbors, but there is a condition
2026-03-07 09:18, act.2026-03-07 09:26
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Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said in a speech broadcast on Saturday that the country's interim top leadership has approved a halt to shelling of neighboring countries as long as they do not launch attacks against Iran.
He assured that Iran had no hostility towards them and apologized for the attacks so far, explaining that they were the result of miscommunication within the Iranian authorities.
– I believe it is necessary to apologize to the neighboring countries that were attacked. We do not intend to invade neighboring countries, said the Iranian president. He said the interim leadership had ordered the armed forces from now on not to attack neighboring countries unless Iranian forces were attacked from their territory first.
Shortly before this speech, Iran again fired missiles towards Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the AP noted.
In response to the US-Israeli attacks that began on February 28, Iran is carrying out strikes against targets in the Persian Gulf countries. Pezeshkian is a member of the three-member interim leadership council that rules the country until a new supreme leader is elected to replace Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the airstrikes.
Pezeshkian also said that the United States' demand for Iran's unconditional surrender is “a dream they should take with them to their grave.” On Friday, US President Donald Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform that “there will be no agreement with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL CAPITULATION!”
Revolutionary Guards warn US not to attempt to escort ships through Hormuz
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned on Saturday that it is waiting for U.S. naval forces to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which is now blocked by Iran. It is crucial for global supplies of crude oil and liquefied natural gas.
– We're waiting for them. Before making any decision, we recommend that Americans remember the fire of the American supertanker Bridgeton in 1987 and the tankers that have recently been the target of attacks, said Corps spokesman Alimohammad Naini. He was referring to the words of US Energy Minister Chris Wright, who announced on Friday that the US Navy was preparing to escort ships through the strait “as soon as prudent.”
The IRGC announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening and threatened to set fire to any vessel attempting to pass through that route. According to the UN, the blockade trapped around 20,000 people at sea. sailors. About 20 percent flows through Hormuz. of crude oil used in the world and approximately 20 percent liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The tanker Bridgeton was damaged by an IRGC mine while being escorted in the Persian Gulf by the US Navy during the Iran-Iraq War.
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