Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the US of being the “main cause” of Israel’s hostile actions against Iran, Al Jazeera reports, citing the IRNA news agency.

“Although they initially tried to conceal their role, after the decisive and deterrent response of our country’s armed forces and the observation of the Zionist regime’s [Israel’s] obvious inability, they inevitably came to the fore,” he said, referring to the US.

According to IRNA, Pezeshkian said despite the losses suffered by the country, it was now time to set aside differences and “activate the great capacities of the people”.