‘Iran ready to strike Israel again,’ warns Iranian president

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, listens to commander of the Revolutionary Guard’s ground force Gen. Mohammad Pakpour in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
Iran’s president denies President Trump’s claims that Iranian nuclear program was obliterated, but admits it suffered major damage in US, Israeli airstrikes.

Iran is ready to carry out new ballistic missile strikes on Israel, the Islamic republic’s president warned on Tuesday, as Iran blames Israel for a series of explosions across the country.

On Tuesday night, Al Jazeera published an interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who rejected President Donald Trump’s claims that airstrikes last month on Iranian nuclear sites had “obliterated” the country’s atomic program.

“Our nuclear capabilities are with our scientists, not in facilities,” Pezeshkian said.

“The claim that our nuclear program was obliterated is an illusion.”

Echoing claims by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday that Iran reserves the right to enrich uranium, Pezeshkian said his country would reconstitute its atomic program, which he claimed is peaceful and in keeping with international law.

Turning to the Islamic republic’s 12-day war last month with Israel, Pezeshkian claimed that Israel has “concealed” the extent of the damage caused by Iranian ballistic missile strikes.

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