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Deputy FM: Anti-Iran enmity rooted in Islamic Establishment, not nuclear program
Gharibabadi stressed that attacks by Israel on civilians and residential areas during its aggression against Iran in June demonstrated that the nuclear issue was merely a pretext for targeting the country.
Addressing a group of instructors of the Qom Seminary, Gharibabadi noted that the indirect negotiations with the new American administration that preceded the war, were being conducted with complete mistrust of Washington and alongside full preparedness to confront any potential military action.
He noted that, given the state of wariness, diplomacy and defensive preparedness proceeded in parallel and in coordination throughout the negotiation period.
Reiterating absence of any link between the war and the nuclear issue, the official said Iran’s enemies had been preparing for the aggression for many years.
He reminded that in addition to targeting innocent civilians and residential areas, the war took aim at parts of Iran’s infrastructure.
According to Gharibabadi, Israel and the United States suffered a complete failure in their military action and stopped short of achieving their strategic objectives.
The Islamic Republic, in turn, inflicted heavy and painful blows on the regime, to the point that it was forced to seek a ceasefire, he stated.
The official also described Iran’s forceful strike on a US military base in retaliation to Washington’s cooperation with the regime in the war, served as a clear sign of the country’s strength.
Gharibabadi, meanwhile, noted that the creation of international consensus to condemn the aggressors, national unity and cohesion inside Iran in the face of the strikes, and regional countries’ acknowledgment that the regime represented the main threat to the region, were among the most important issues that had to be highlighted when assessing the 12-day war.