Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has hailed the “unity and resilience” of the Iranian people in a message marking the first anniversary of the 12-day war launched by Israel last year, according to Al Jazeera.

In the message, cited by the official IRNA news agency, Pezeshkian described the conflict as a “symbol of national solidarity” and paid tribute to those who died during the conflict.

He said the Israeli government had miscalculated by assuming that attacks on senior military figures and strategic facilities would weaken the Iranian nation and destabilise the country.

He added that the “resistance” shown by the Iranian people, together with the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the readiness of the armed forces, prevented Israel from achieving its goals and ultimately forced it to accept a ceasefire.