Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a statement in which he praises the Iranian people as “heroes” for enduring the US-Israeli war on the country, Al Jazeera reports.
The president dates the beginning of the conflict back to the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh on July 31, 2024, while in Tehran to attend Pezeshkian’s own inauguration ceremony.
Despite having endured “wars, pressure, and relentless hostilities” since then, Pezeshian writes on X, “The future of Iran will be shaped by the people of Iran.”