Iran's President Speaks: Our Analysis /Lt Col Daniel Davis

The speaker argues that the United States did not start the war with Iran, nor does Iran want the war to continue. Iran's leadership emphasizes peaceful intentions, national unity, and positive relations with neighbors. The speaker affirms that Iran has been mischaracterized in the West as an irrational, dangerous state bent on acquiring and using nuclear weapons — a claim lacking actual evidence.

Key points:

• Iran claims peace-seeking intentions and denies pursuing nuclear weapons, citing a religious fatwa against them.
• Negotiations were ongoing before Israeli strikes, and Trump was reportedly trying to reach a diplomatic resolution, albeit one that prevented Iran from ever acquiring nuclear weapons.
• Iran's military posture is described as defensive and restrained, even when provoked repeatedly by Israeli and U.S. actions, including assassinations and strikes.
• U.S. and Israeli justifications for military action lack verifiable evidence; intelligence from both the U.S. and international bodies (like the IAEA) consistently show no active Iranian nuclear weapons program.
• Therefore, any military attacks on Iran, especially preemptive ones, are characterized as illegal under international law and not acts of self-defense, since Iran poses no imminent threat.

The speaker concludes that Iran is not an aggressive, irrational actor, but rather a relatively weak regional power more interested in regime survival and peace. Misrepresenting it as an existential threat fuels unjustified conflict.

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