Huckabee says Iran’s ‘ultimate goal is the destruction of the US’
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said during his speech at the Israel National Security Studies conference that President Donald Trump has made it clear that Iran should not turn to nuclear energy. (Video: Israeli National Security Studies.)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country is engaged in what he described as a “total war” with the US, Israel and Europe.
In an interview published by Iranian state media on Saturday, Pezeshkian said he believes Western powers want to bring Iran “to its knees.” The times of Israel reported.
“In my opinion, we are at total war with the United States, Israel and Europe,” Pezeshkian said. “They want to bring our country to its knees.”
Pezeshkian argued that the current conflict is more complex than the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s. According to The Times of Israel, his country is now under pressure “from all sides”.
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“If you understand correctly, this war is much more complex and difficult than that war. In the war with Iraq, the situation was clear, they fired missiles and we knew where to hit,” Pezeshkian said. The Jerusalem Post.
“Here they are besieging us from every aspect, creating problems for us in terms of livelihood, cultural, political and security.”
Despite the tension, Pezeshkian claimed that the Iranian military emerged stronger after the conflict with Israel in June, according to The Times of Israel.
“Our beloved armed forces do their work with strength and now, in terms of equipment and manpower, despite all the problems we have, they are stronger than when they attacked. So if they want to attack, they will obviously face a more decisive response,” he said.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes part in a joint press conference with President Donald Trump at the White House, September 29, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
The interview with Pezeshkian was released ahead of a planned meeting next week at Mar-a-Lago between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, according to The Jerusalem Post.
Tensions remain high after a brief but intense air conflict in June that was kicked off by Israel.
The fighting resulted in about 1,100 deaths in Iran, including senior military commanders and nuclear scientists, while Iranian missile strikes in the Jewish state killed 28 people.
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On June 22, the chairman Donald Trump announced that US forces had launched attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
“Our goal was to destroy Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity and end the nuclear threat posed by the world’s largest state sponsor of terror,” the president said. “Tonight I can report to the world that the attacks were a spectacular military success. Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and utterly destroyed.”
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On June 24, a US-brokered ceasefire between Iran and Israel came into effect.
