Pezeshkian dismisses plots to bring Iran to its knees as ‘pipe dream’
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in his latest reaction to the reimposition of international sanctions on the country said, “Bringing Iranians to their knees is a pipe dream.”
In an address to a ceremony held to commemorate the country’s firefighters, Pezeshkian said the enemies are seeking to sanction Iran because the country refuses to bow and will not accept humiliation, dismissing anti-Iran ambitions as a mere pipe dream.
Pezeshkian said his government will do everything for the nation’s dignity, striving to solve problems and use all resources for the people, who are targeted by revived economic sanctions.
On Sunday, the UN Security Council restored anti-Iran sanctions that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. The sanctions will again freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with the Islamic Republic and target the country’s defensive missile program.
The move came nearly two days after the United States and its allies vetoed a draft resolution submitted by China and Russia on delaying the so-called “snapback” mechanism inside the deal that would return the bans.
During a cabinet meeting on Sunday, the Iranian president slammed the re-imposition of sanctions as “unacceptable,” saying that Tehran remained at the negotiating table “until the last moment” in pursuit of a fair solution.
Pezeshkian denounced the United States' irrational behavior toward Iran's sincere diplomatic efforts on the nuclear issue.
Pezeshkian stated that “any restrictions and sanctions are definitely reprehensible and unacceptable from our point of view,” adding, “We have been present at the negotiating table until the last moment to clarify and reach a fair and logical solution.”
He criticized the other side for wanting “to take all our assets in exchange for a few months long respite” before raising “new demands”— an approach he said “will never be accepted.”
Gaza crisis
During his speech on Monday, Pezeshkian also touched upon the terrible situation in the Gaza Strip.
Pezeshkian criticized the American and European politicians who speak of human rights and democracy, adding, “Take a look at what they’re doing in Gaza. A regime that has sown chaos in the region has not once been sanctioned in the Security Council because the United States erases decisions with a veto.”
The notion of human rights, the United Nations and UNESCO are nothing but lies, the president said, “because innocents are being killed before their eyes and Israel attacks any country it wishes.”