Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gave a noteworthy speech on the morning of March 7. "I apologize to the neighboring countries that have been attacked by Iran. We have no intention of attacking the neighboring countries. As I have said many times, they are our brothers" - he said.
The Iranian leader added that the 3-member provisional leadership of Iran has exchanged with the armed forces that "from now on, you must not attack neighboring countries or fire missiles unless they want to attack us from those countries".
I think we need to resolve this issue through diplomacy rather than fighting and causing trouble with neighboring countries," President Masoud Pezeshkian added.
He called on the Gulf countries not to become "puppets in the hands of imperialism", warning these countries not to attack Iranian territory.
It is not yet clear whether President Masoud Pezeshkian's statement will take effect immediately. However, according to CNN, after the speech, air defense operations took place in the United Arab Emirates and sirens still rang in Bahrain.
In a speech on March 7, less than a day after US President Donald Trump declared that Washington would not negotiate with Tehran without an "unconditional surrender", Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized: "They will bring our dream of unconditional surrender to the grave.
Since Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was assassinated a week ago, the leadership council of 3 people has been in power in Iran until the successor to the Supreme Leader was appointed. This council includes President Pezeshkian, the head of the hardline judiciary Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei and senior cleric Alireza Arafi.
President Masoud Pezeshkian's statement was made 1 week after the US and Israel attacked Iran and Iran responded by continuously bombing neighboring Gulf countries, closing regional airspace and leading to a wave of people flocking out of the Middle East.
Also on March 7, the Israeli military said that the air force had launched "a large-scale attack" on Iran's infrastructure in both the capital Tehran and the city of Isfahan - where important facilities for Iran's nuclear program are located. Israel's announcement was made after a night of fierce bombardment in Tehran and surrounding areas.
Before the latest attack, Isfahan provincial officials said that 80 houses were heavily damaged in the attacks the night before.
Also on March 7, sirens rang throughout Bahrain and a security warning was sent to mobile phones in Doha, Qatar. "The level of security threat has been raised. People are required to stay indoors, not outside and away from windows and empty areas to ensure public safety" - Qatar officials warned.
The Qatari Ministry of Defense later informed that a ballistic missile attack from Iran had been intercepted. "The security threat has been eliminated and the situation has returned to normal" - the statement stated.
Almost simultaneously with the warnings of the two neighboring countries, Iranian state media reported that a combined attack by missiles and drones was launched against Qatar and Bahrain.
