BY SCM ONLINE REPORTER
IRAN’S firebrand President has warned the West that trying to bully his nation into surrender is a total “illusion” as tensions hit boiling point.
Defiant Masoud Pezeshkian claims his enemies have launched a brutal “economic war” against Tehran after failing to defeat the Islamic Republic on the battlefield.
Speaking to business bosses in Tehran today, the Iranian chief vowed that the country will never cave to what he called the “excessive demands” of foreign powers.
Pezeshkian said: “The Islamic Republic of Iran will under no circumstances submit to pressures and excessive demands.”
The regime leader claimed that upcoming diplomatic negotiations have been strictly designed to protect the “rights of the Iranian nation.”
Taking to social media platform X, the President struck a chillingly blunt tone, warning Western leaders that diplomacy requires mutual respect, not force.
”Forcing Iran to surrender through coercion is nothing but an illusion,” Pezeshkian warned. “Mutual respect in diplomacy is far wiser, safer, and more sustainable than war.”
He insisted that Tehran has “consistently honored its commitments” and claimed his government has explored “every avenue to avert war.”
But he warned business leaders that the battleground has now shifted from rockets to balance sheets.
Pezeshkian urged the state and private sector to lock arms to survive the crushing squeeze, insisting that through “solidarity, empathy, and cooperation,” Iran would smash through the crisis.
Elected as a relative “moderate” within Iran’s strict clerical system, Pezeshkian has been attempting a delicate tightrope walk—trying to project strength to hardliners at home while leaving the door cracked for sanction-relief talks with the West.
The “Economic War”: The comments come as Iran continues to groan under a mountain of heavy Western sanctions.
These have crippled its oil exports, triggered soaring inflation, and crashed the value of the local currency (the rial). Iran routinely refers to these international trade barriers as economic warfare.
The Nuclear Shadow: While Pezeshkian mentions “negotiations,” relations between Tehran and Western powers remain deeply strained over Iran’s advancing nuclear program, its regional proxy network, and its ongoing military backing of Russia.
