“America and Israel try to distribute and destroy Iran, but no Iranian will that Iran will be distributed,” said Iran's president in a pre-recorded TV interview.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Iran is not looking for war, but if Israel and the United States were to attack, Iran would “be strong” against them.
“America and Israel try to distribute and destroy Iran, but not Iranian will that Iran be distributed,” he said in a pre-recorded TV interview.
“From the first days of the revolution, enemies searched for enemies, coups and the division of the country,” Peseshkian continued and said that the Islamic Republic “standing” against those who regards it as enemies.
“We don't want to fight, but we are also not afraid of war,” noted the Iranian president.
Pezeshkian also discussed recent movements of the E3, which consists of the United Kingdom, France and Germany, to launch a 30-day trial to reset the Snapback mechanism for sanctions against Iran with regard to its nuclear program.
A man crosses the street, along a billboard with Iranian centrifuges and nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran 29 August 2025. (Credit: Majid Asgaripour/Wana (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters) via Reuters)
In his interview, the president is quoted by local media-affiliated media, who say that European claims about the Iranian non-compliance with nuclear obligations are 'legally unfounded'.
According to Pezeshkian, Iran does not want to activate the Snapback and he has done everything to prevent this. “
The range of E3 to postpone the unrealistic Snapback sanctions, says Iran
The E3 urged Iran at the United Nations on Friday to meet three requirements, so that their threat of redecorating UN Sanctions can be postponed to give room for conversations about a deal to tackle their concerns about Tehran's nuclear program.
The countries offered to postpone the repair of sanctions for up to six months if Iran restored access to UN inspectors, the concern about the stock of enriched uranium and discussing conversations with the United States.
The UN ambassador of Iran, Amir Saeid, said on Friday that the plan of the three countries is 'full of unrealistic conditions'.
He said that instead they would have to support 'a short, unconditional technical expansion of resolution 2231', which anchored the 2015 nuclear deal.
Reuters has contributed to this report.
