Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian suggested on Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon could soften Iran’s planned attack on Israel in response to the recent Israeli airstrikes on Iranian territory.
“If they (the Israelis) make a revision in their behavior, accept a ceasefire, and stop killing the oppressed and innocent people of the region, it could have an effect on the type and intensity of our response,” Pezeshkian said, according to Iran’s PressTV.
He still insisted that the Israeli attack on Iran would not go “unanswered.” Pezeshkian’s comments came a day after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed there would be a “crushing response” against both Iran and the US.
“Enemies, including America and the Zionist regime, should know that they will undoubtedly receive a crushing response for what they do against Iran and the resistance front,” Khamenei said.
The US has vowed to defend Israel from any Iranian attack and deployed additional military assets to the region for that purpose, making them potential targets of the Iranian military. Media reports have said Israel is expecting Iran to launch an attack from Iraqi territory.
Israel launched the airstrikes against military targets in Iran on October 26 in retaliation for the October 1 Iranian missile barrage that was fired into Israel in response to a string of Israeli escalations and assassinations in the region. The Israeli attack killed four Iranian soldiers and one civilian and did some damage to Iranian air defenses, but the extent is unclear.
Is "THE GREATER ISRAEL" being captured? Why don't I see ANTI-WAR being against Ukraine? Is that an OK war?
I guess you havent been paying attention or reading this website very long…
Just a snide remark without backing up what you want to imply?
They have not.
Might I suggest consulting an optometrist?
Sometimes you funny, dude.
Or a Realist.
No wars are okay. Check our which country has the biggest war budget plus starts and loses most of the wars.
Exactly, that’s why I am, have been, and will be, against war. Are there just wars?
Defense against unprovoked attack as in Palestinians defending against occupation or eastern Ukraine not accepting the 2014 US instigated coup are civil wars. If the US stayed out of this type of conflict instead of throwing fuel on the fire the results might be easier to judge as just or unjust.
That makes sense. Ukraine goes back to when Russia let East Germany reunite with Germany and they were promised NATO would not move further East. Sadly, they were LIED to.
Noam Chomsky said Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia to depose the Khmer Rouge was the only genuine humanitarian intervention of the 20th century. I've not read enough about it to comment though. Also, I've got no problem with the Ottoman Sultan's deposing Vlad the Impaler.
Ha .. After 80 years of war, unless Jesus Christ returns, I don’t think they’re going away in my lifetime.
Did you read the mission statement of this site?
Can you even read ? Seems like you figure out the shapes of some Grown-Up Words and then reply with your grab-bag of garbage assertions & lies.
No, can you give me a 30 second sound bite?
Truth and logic works well for me…
Doctor Pezeshkian is wishful thinking…!
He is stating the obvious which needs to be said.
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Like they really care. Contrary to the mission.
Sigh… "That Ain't Gonna Happen." Iran, get your head out of your butt.
Maybe the IRI knows that. But, you make an offer like that out loud, and the ball's in the USA / ASI court to openly spurn the gesture in front of the rest of the world.