Iranian President Says His Country in ‘Full-Fledged War’ With US, Europe, and Israel

The remarks were made two days before President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Iranian President Says His Country in ‘Full-Fledged War’ With US, Europe, and Israel
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on Sept. 16, 2024. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that the Iranian regime is in a full-scale war with the United States, Europe, and Israel—months after his country’s nuclear facilities were bombed during a 12-day-long aerial war.

Pezeshkian said in a Dec. 27 interview released on the website of the country’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that the war is worse than the Iranian conflict with Iraq that began when then-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Iran in 1980 and that lasted throughout the decade.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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