Ali Larijani, Secretary-General of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, accused the US and Israel of launching a deceitful attack during negotiations aimed at dismantling Iran, while praising the Iranian people's resilience.
Following the unprecedented "Epic Wrath" military campaign by the United States and Israel earlier this month—which devastated Iranian infrastructure and killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—Iran's newly elevated leadership is reiterating its commitment to regional resistance.
Ali Larijani, Secretary-General of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, stated that Iran was subjected to a "deceitful American-Zionist aggression" that occurred while negotiations were actively taking place. According to Al Jazeera, a Qatar-funded network often sympathetic to regional resistance narratives, Larijani claimed the ultimate goal of the coordinated strikes was to fundamentally "dismantle Iran." This framing was echoed by Al Mayadeen, a Lebanese outlet closely aligned with Iran's "Axis of Resistance," which highlighted Larijani's assertion that the attack was a treacherous move during diplomatic talks.
Despite the severe toll of the recent regional war—which has seen reciprocal missile barrages targeting Israeli cities and US bases across the Middle East—Larijani maintained a defiant posture. The Iraqi News Agency (INA), Iraq's state broadcaster, quoted Larijani declaring that the Iranian people "were able to suppress the enemy" through their strong will. Both INA and Al Mayadeen reported his claim that the "aggressor enemy" is now powerless to find a way out of its "strategic impasse."
Furthermore, Larijani directed pointed criticism toward regional neighbors, questioning the "contradictory" positions of certain Islamic governments in the face of the ongoing conflict. This remark comes as the broader Middle East grapples with the massive fallout of the March hostilities, which severely disrupted critical infrastructure in Gulf states and triggered massive anti-American protests in neighboring countries.
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