Iran President Declares Full War with US, Israel, Europe

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared on Saturday that his country is engaged in a full-scale war with the United States, Israel, and Europe, framing the conflict as a multifaceted siege aimed at preventing Iran's stability. The remarks, made in an interview published on the website of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, come just days before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.

Pezeshkian described the ongoing pressures as more complex and difficult than Iran's 1980-1988 war with Iraq, which resulted in over one million casualties on both sides. "In my opinion, we are in a full-fledged war with America, Israel, and Europe," he said. "They do not want our country to stand on its feet. They are besieging us from every aspect, they are creating problems for us in terms of livelihood, culturally, politically, and security-wise." He emphasized that this conflict surpasses the Iraq war in severity, involving economic, cultural, and security challenges rather than direct military confrontation alone.

The president's assessment follows the 12-Day War in June, when Israel...