&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "'Superpower' begging other countries for help: Iran deputy envoy at WION World Pulse summit")
Iran's Deputy Ambassador to India, Mohamed Javad Hosseini, speaking at WION World Pulse summit on Wednesday (Mar 18), said that the US is no longer acting like a global superpower. “You know that President [Donald] Trump, from the beginning, he started, he said he would do a lot of things, now they have come to another decision, they have to win the war,” Hosseini said.
“This is what they claim they are, the superpowers. But now they are begging single countries to help America to get out of this crisis,” he said. The Iranian envoy alleged that the US is trying to build alliances in the region out of desperation. “They are inviting, begging the Persian Gulf countries to join in some kind of alliances against Iran in the Hormuz Strait,” he said.
Hosseini maintained that Iran did not initiate the conflict and continues to prefer diplomacy.
“We always believe that diplomacy is the best way to solve the problem. But these two attacks that were imposed on us showed that they were not looking for some peaceful solution.”
At the same time, he made it clear that Iran would not back down.
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“We have chosen this path that we will continue defending ourselves; this time, it is a one-way street, and there is no way back.”
He rejected the idea of a ceasefire, citing past experiences. “We have told them we are still welcoming diplomacy, but if there is no guarantee for ending the war, we will continue.” Highlighting civilian casualties, Hosseini said, “They have attacked the Iranian school, 165 Iranian children were attacked by the four Tomahawk missiles within 15 seconds… these are the children… not military bases.” On regional tensions, he clarified Iran’s position: “We are not at war with any of our neighbours. We are just targeting American assets.”
