On his first visit to Doha, Pezeshkian said during a joint press conference with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, “If (Israel) wants to respond, we will respond more harshly. This is what the Islamic Republic is committed to.”
On Tuesday, Iran launched a missile attack on… IsraelShe said that it was in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in July in Tehran, and Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah last week with an Israeli strike on the southern suburb of Beirut. They are allies of Tehran and are part of the so-called “axis of resistance.”
In this regard, Pezeshkian said that Israel “is the one forcing us to respond,” stressing at the same time that his country “is not looking forward” to war.
He added, “We look forward to peace and calm. They asked us to wait in responding to the assassination of the martyr Haniyeh in Tehran to give negotiations a chance,” but “Israel pushed us to respond after targeting our guest, escalating the situation in Lebanon, and continuing attacks in Gaza.”
Come and visit Bazshkian To Qatar in response to an invitation from Prince Tamim bin Hamad, and with the aim of participating in the Asian Cooperation Forum.
