Iran President apologises for strikes on neighbouring countries, says attacks caused by miscommunication
The Hindu
Iran's President Pezeshkian apologizes for attacks on neighbors, citing miscommunication, while confirming a temporary halt to further aggression.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday (March 7, 2026) that its temporary leadership council had approved the suspension of attacks against neighbouring countries unless an attack on Iran came from those countries.
He also apologised for Iran’s attacks on regional countries, insisting that Tehran would halt them and suggesting they were caused by miscommunication in the ranks.
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The announcement came as Iran continued to launch attacks in the region in response to U.S.-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.
The Iran President said that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they should take to their grave”. Mr. Pezeshkian made the statement in a prerecorded address aired by state television.
The comments came as intense Iranian fire targeted the Gulf Arab states early on Saturday (March 7) as Israel and the United States kept up their airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic. There were repeated attacks on Saturday (March 7) morning on Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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