Pezeshkian accused Trump of building intrigue against Iran

American leader Donald Trump is building intrigues against Iran. This was stated by President of the Islamic Republic Massoud Pezeshkian on February 10.

Earlier on February 7, Trump told the US newspaper New York Post that he would prefer a non-nuclear deal with Iran.

"Trump keeps talking about being willing to negotiate with Iran. At the same time, he signs more executive orders with anti-Iran plots. The US can only dream of bringing Iran to its knees," Pezeshkian said during a speech on the sidelines of the 46th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran. His words were quoted by Telegram channel of Tasnim Agency.

The Iranian president recalled that Trump often addresses Tehran with accusations of escalation in the Middle East, but at the same time Tel Aviv, backed by Washington, is "killing, looting and bombing the region."

"TheU.S. claims it wants peace, but I ask who has broken the peace in the region? <...> If we join forces, we can solve the problems with the help of the people, and the US plans will collapse. The US believes it can split the Iranian people," Pezeshkian concluded.

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Earlier on February 7, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called negotiating with the US government an unwise idea. According to him, the Americans are "sitting and redrawing the map of the world on paper."

Prior to that, on February 4, Trump signed a national security memorandum that he said puts "maximum pressure" on Iran's nuclear program. He noted that Washington cannot allow Tehran to have and build nuclear weapons. The Islamic Republic's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called Trump's fears of nuclear weapons production futile as the country is committed to its non-proliferation treaty (NPT) and Iran's current religious ban (fatwa) on the activity.

On December 13, 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was considering preemptive airstrikes against Iran to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing nuclear weapons. Araghchi, for his part, then called possible attacks on the relevant facilities the biggest mistake in world history. He also warned that Iran would retaliate in the same way in case of a strike.

Iran has also repeatedly sent signals to the United States about the possibility of dialogue on the nuclear program, hoping to ease Washington's sanctions pressure, which has worsened the situation in the country's economy. At the same time, the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic said on January 29 that the country had not received signals from the U.S. side about resuming negotiations on the issue. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or nuclear deal was signed in 2015 by Russia, Iran, the United States, Britain, France, China and Germany. In 2018, the states under President Trump's first term unilaterally withdrew from it.