"The Path of Confrontation Is Meaningless"... Iranian President Sends Open Letter to Americans

Seeking an End to the War Through Negotiations, Yet Exposing Deep Distrust

Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran. Photo by Xinhua/Yonhap News

On April 1 (local time), Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, stated in an open letter addressed to the American people, "Continuing down the path of confrontation is more costly and meaningless than ever before."

According to Press TV and other sources, President Pezeshkian said in the letter, "The Iranian people bear no hostility toward the people of any country, including the United States, Europe, and our neighbors," expressing this sentiment.

President Pezeshkian explained that the perception of Iran as a threat is "a product of the political and economic whims of great powers, intended to justify pressure, maintain military superiority, sustain the arms industry, and control strategic markets by creating enemies."

He further argued, "In such an environment, if threats do not exist, they are manufactured," adding that the large-scale U.S. military presence surrounding Iran is, in fact, the real threat.

President Pezeshkian stated that the world is "standing at a critical crossroads," and that "the choice between confrontation and engagement is a real one, and its consequences will determine the future of the next generation."

President Pezeshkian said, "The relationship between Iran and the United States was not hostile from the very beginning," listing such incidents as the 1953 Iranian coup and the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s as examples of U.S. intervention in Middle Eastern affairs to contain Iran.

This appears to reflect distrust toward the U.S. administration under President Donald Trump, which, while seeking to end the war through negotiations with Iran, also deployed troops to the Middle East. President Pezeshkian had previously stated in a call with Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, "If essential conditions are met, especially if the recurrence of aggression is prevented, we have the will necessary to end this conflict."

President Pezeshkian made it clear that although Iran upheld its agreements with the United States, it was the United States that violated them. He referred to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA) under President Barack Obama, and pointed out that President Trump unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018.

He argued, "Withdrawing from the agreement, shifting to confrontation, and carrying out two attacks during negotiations were destructive choices made by the U.S. government, following the delusions of external aggressors." He also raised the issue of Israeli influence by asking, "Is the United States participating in this attack as Israel's proxy?"

President Pezeshkian further questioned, "What benefit does this war actually bring to the American people?" and criticized, "The massacre of innocent children, the destruction of medical facilities for cancer treatment, and statements about 'bombing a country back to the Stone Age'—do these achieve anything other than damaging America's international reputation?"

He also asked, "Is the United States undertaking this invasion under the influence and manipulation of the Israeli regime?" and "Is Israel fabricating the threat from Iran to divert the world's attention from its own crimes against Palestinians?"

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