By Desire Emmanuel with Agency Reports
Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, said on Saturday, March 7, that its temporary leadership council had approved the suspension of attacks against neighbouring countries unless an attack on Iran came from those countries.
The announcement came as Iran continued to launch attacks in the region in response to US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.
“I deem it necessary to apologise to neighbouring countries that were attacked,” he was quoted by Reuters News Agency.
“We do not intend to invade neighbouring countries,” he added, and called for regional cooperation to “establish peace and calm.”
Pezeshkian also added that a leadership decision has been issued to the armed forces: “From now on, do not attack neighbouring countries unless attacked first.”
“Those considering exploiting this moment to attack Iran must not become puppets of imperialism,” the president also stated, adding that supporting Israel or the US is “not a path to honour and freedom.”
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, all the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations, have been targeted due to the presence of US assets within and around their borders. Iraq, Jordan, Azerbaijan and Turkiye have also been caught in the crosshairs.
In the Gulf region, there have been deaths, damage and major disruption to flights, the closure of airspace, and a heavy knock-on impact on oil and gas production reverberating across the world.
