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Masoud Pezeshkian Says Bombs And Missiles Cannot Force Iran To Surrender
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Bombs and missiles cannot force Iran to surrender, Pezeshkian says. Internal divisions could allow the enemy to achieve its goals.
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Pezeshkian Rejects Pressure
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told a ceremony marking the National Nurses Day that “Bombs and missiles can’t force a nation to surrender,” and he warned that internal division would let “the enemy” achieve its goal. Pezeshkian said the “enemy believed that electricity, water and gas shortages, fuel issues, environmental challenges, banking problems, budget deficits, and pension fund issues could divide the Iranian society,” but he said “the people’s resilience and solidarity proved these expectations wrong.”
“‘The enemy believed that electricity, water and gas shortages, fuel issues, environmental challenges, banking problems, budget deficits, and pension fund issues could divide the Iranian society.”
Pezeshkian urged officials to avoid “words or actions that could undermine national unity” and asked them to “employ all available resources towards reinforcing public trust.” The Iranian president also praised the “sacrifice of the county's nurses and other medical staff” and framed their role as part of protecting “the country’s security and territorial integrity.”
US Strike Threats
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged citizens to stand together amid reports that the United States was considering fresh strikes, warning that internal division could accomplish what military force cannot. Pezeshkian said, “You cannot force a society to surrender with bombs and missiles, but if we are divided and divided from within, the enemy will achieve his goal,” according to IRNA news agency as cited in the report.
The report said Washington was weighing additional military options that CNN described as including the possible use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, or MOAB, known as the “mother of all bombs.” The report also stated that the options were discussed alongside pressure to end the conflict ahead of November’s midterm elections, with “no clear indication of a negotiated settlement between Washington and Tehran.”
Diplomacy and Regional Risks
France and Egypt coordinated diplomatic efforts to resolve the strategic deadlock between the US and Iran, after a French presidency official said heavy reliance on military action had failed to yield solutions. The French presidency official told Egypt's Middle East News Agency (MENA) that the approach had “leaving the region in a serious strategic impasse nearly eight months after the war broke out.”
In parallel, the report said President Macron maintained direct communication with Egyptian President El-Sisi to help contain Middle East tensions. The same French presidency account said France had sought to “fulfill its responsibilities as a loyal and reliable partner” to its regional allies during the ongoing conflict.