An Iranian official warned about this European countries who enter the conflict against Iran will become “legitimate targets” for Tehran’s retaliation.
The Iranian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the comment to France24 as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized on Saturday to neighboring countries attacked by the regime.
“We have already informed the Europeans and everyone else that they must be careful not to get involved in this war of aggression against Iran,” Takht-Ravanchi told the network. “If they help, I’m not trying to name any country, but if any country joins the aggression against Iran, joins America and Israel in the aggression against Iran, they will certainly also be the legitimate target for Iranian retaliation.”
“This war has been imposed on us, and we will continue to do so defend ourselves to the best of our ability,” he added. “We have a duty to defend our people and that is exactly what we are doing.”
Then-Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi speaks to the media outside the Security Council chambers at UN Headquarters in New York on June 24, 2019. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
Takht-Ravanchi also claimed that Iran “negotiate in good faithin talks with the US over its nuclear program, before America launched Operation Epic Fury and Israel began Operation Roaring Lion on February 28.
“We are sincere. We are sincere in our efforts to reach a peaceful resolution of this issue,” he told France24.
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A group of men inspect the ruins of a police station that was hit during the US-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
Pezeshkian said on Saturday that any future attacks from Iran would only be in response to attacks on the country.
“I should apologize to the neighboring countries attacked by Iran on my own behalf,” he said, according to The Associated Press. “From now on, they are not allowed to attack neighboring countries or fire missiles at them unless we are attacked by those countries. I think we have to solve this through diplomacy.”
Damage is observed in Bnei Brak, Israel, on March 3, 2026, due to an Iranian missile barrage. (Nir Elias/Reuters)
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Pezeshkian apologized Saturday during a pre-recorded televised speech after Iran launched repeated attacks on BahrainSaudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman.
Despite the promise, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that the country’s air defense systems intercepted 16 ballistic missiles, 15 of which were destroyed while one fell into the sea.
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