In an online address at Saturday’s event, he described the national unity of Iranians at home and abroad that emerged during and after the 12-day war with the Zionist regime as a turning point in history, and stressed that such unity must be maintained.
“Continuing to prepare does not necessarily mean war will happen again. Being prepared is the most important thing to prevent war. If you are not ready for war, war will happen. If you are ready to fight, no one will try to attack you. The preparations are now in the military, the people, the government and society, even stronger than before the 12-day war. We are confident that this experience will not be repeated, and if they make a mistake, they will face the same response (as they did during the war). “There was a 12-day war in June,” he said in a later speech.
The minister stressed that Iran’s nuclear program has completely peaceful objectives and stressed that Iran has the right to enrich uranium.
He went on to stress that Iran is willing to negotiate to vindicate its peaceful nuclear program.
In a later speech, the top diplomat emphasized, “We have not had a good experience with the United States, even though we have always been honest and led the way. We don’t trust them, and we never will. But even without trust, you can interact cautiously. We did, and we didn’t get a positive response. This is what being American means. We’re at a point now where we don’t see a positive outlook for interactions.”
“As we have said many times, if Americans are prepared to engage in serious and pragmatic negotiations for mutually beneficial solutions, from an equal footing, with an honest approach, and a mutually beneficial agreement that is not unilateral but based on mutual respect, we have never abandoned diplomacy.”
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