Pezeshkian: Iran will not kneel to Trump’s pressure
Nation celebrates 46th anniversary of Islamic Revolution
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that the United States will not be able to bring the Islamic establishment and the nation to their knees with its adversarial plots.
Pezeshkian made the remarks while addressing a crowd of people marking the 46th anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran on Monday.
“I firmly believe that if we join hands and stand together, we will be able to solve all of the country’s problems with the help and support of the people, and America could dream of being able to bring this nation and establishment to their knees with its conspiracies.”
Referring to a recent move by the US President Donald Trump to restore his maximum pressure policy against Iran earlier this month, Pezeshkian said, “He says, ‘we want to talk’, and... (then) he signs in a memorandum all the conspiracies to bring our revolution to its knees,” Pezeshkian told the crowd which had gathered in the capital’s Azadi Square to celebrate the victory of the Islamic Revolution which toppled the Western-backed Pahlavi dynasty.
There have been hopes of revival of negotiations between Iran and the US over Iran’s nuclear program but Trump’s reimposition of maximum pressure on Iran and recent remarks by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei about talks with the US have dashed any hopes for such negotiations.
As he signed the order instructing US departments to design new sanctions against Iran on February 4, Trump voiced optimism for a “deal with Iran and everybody can live together.”
During his first term, which ended in 2021, Trump had pursued a policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran, an approach he has restored since returning to office.
Trump pulled Washington out of the 2015 nuclear deal, torpedoing an agreement that had gave Iran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its atomic program.
On Friday, Ayatollah Khamenei said that talks with the US were “not smart, wise, or honorable.”
“Negotiating with America is neither smart, wise, or honorable. It will not solve any of our problems. The reason? Experience!” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
Meanwhile, Pezeshkian warned on Monday that the enemies and ill-wishers seek to sow discord in Iran and instill the belief of Iran’s weakness in the minds of the people and pretend that today is “the best time to harm the country.”
“However, they are unaware that, under the leadership of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and with the constant presence and sacrifices of the [Iranian] people, they will take all these dreams and wishes to grave,” he emphasized.
He said Iran has powerfully resisted bullying and will stand up to conspiracies aimed at sowing discord and division.
Pezeshkian said Iran has never sought to wage a war against any country and would never bow to the enemies.
He added that the enemies are afraid of Iran’s unity and coherence, noting that Iranians would be able to solve all of the problems if they forge national unity.
On Monday, millions of Iranians from all walks of life took to the streets across the country to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
From the sprawling metropolis of Tehran to the remotest villages, citizens participated in mass marches, carrying banners, waving the national flag, and chanting slogans echoing the indelible legacy of the Revolution that overthrew the United States-backed tyrannical Pahlavi monarchy.