Persian → English transcript

Hello, Mr. Spokesman, good day to you. Hello, go ahead. There are unofficial reports

that a plan

has been put forward to end the war. At the same time, we

are also witnessing contradictory remarks by the president of the United States

who, by setting a deadline,

is threatening Iran with escalating tensions

and attacking the infrastructure. First of all, my question is this:

Is there any new plan to end the war between Tehran and Washington? And secondly,

what is your response to the U.S. president’s remarks, which constitute a war crime?

Thank you. We previously presented this plan

very clearly.

Several days ago, through intermediaries, some proposals

were put forward that came to be known as the American fifteen- article plan,

which was conveyed through Pakistan and some

other friendly countries. At that time as well, we announced that such proposals

are both extremely excessive in their demands and unreasonable and illogical.

Regardless of that

proposal that I mentioned

It was absolutely unacceptable to us,

Based on our own interests, based on our own considerations,

We organized the set of demands that we had and still have.

Look, we are not ashamed that we shout out our own demands,

our own legitimate and logical demands. The fact that, in response to

a proposal, the Islamic Republic of Iran very quickly and bravely states

its views should in no way be interpreted as backing down in the face of the enemy.

While at the same time our defenders of the homeland are bravely

sacrificing their lives to defend our country,

the diplomatic apparatus must also carry out its own duty.

Our basis

and criterion are national interests, national security,

and the rightful demands of Iranians,

who have always known what we want and what

lines we are not willing to accept, and our position is clear now as well.

Therefore, from

the very moment this issue was raised, we drafted our responses,

whenever necessary regarding their announcement,

and the manner of their announcement We will be absolutely transparent.

That intermediaries

convey the views of both sides is not strange. As I said, a

nation that is logical, a nation that knows what it wants and what it

cannot accept, has no hesitation in expressing its positions. These positions,

through intermediaries,

were raised and conveyed right from the start

and still it is only natural that this exchange of messages should continue.

But negotiations are in no way compatible with an ultimatum, with crime,

with threats to commit war crimes.

The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iranian people have a very,

very bitter experience

of negotiating with the United States, and we

did not gain these experiences easily to then simply

ignore them.

As I again said and I emphasize, at a time when our enemy

is increasing the scale of its crimes and we know it commits a new crime every day,

all our focus and attention must be devoted to defending the country.

Naturally, the diplomatic apparatus,

as one of the pillars of the system, is also carrying out its duties

both in the field of explanation and in the field of documenting the crimes,

and also in the field of responding bravely and explicitly

to the claims and

the illegitimate demands of the other side very well.

Regarding the threats that are made against us,

without a doubt, without a doubt, the very act of making such threats

is a war crime.

It is an incitement to war crimes, a normalization of war crimes.

When you repeatedly

at different intervals

threaten a country with destroying its energy infrastructure,

its industrial infrastructure, and at the same time

as part of a division of labor give this green light to the Zionist regime to,

with your cooperation or on its own,

attack civilian targets, these are,

both under international humanitarian law and

under the statute of the International Criminal Court, instances of war crimes.

Certainly, any country that

in any way helps to commit these crimes, takes part in them, must be held

accountable before…

If they are a member of the International Criminal Court,

then before the International Criminal Court, and if they are not, then

within national frameworks they must definitely be held accountable.

All countries should know that

any form of support and cooperation with the United States in committing

its crimes will be considered a war crime and a crime against humanity

and must be subject to censure and prosecution.