Iran: 'Did Not Start War, Prepared For Long Fight&#8217

2026-03-03 05:15:46

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Tehran: Iran has declared that it is fully prepared for a prolonged conflict following the latest round of US and Israeli strikes, with senior officials insisting that Tehran did not initiate the war.

Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said on Monday that while Iran had not started the current hostilities, it stands ready to endure a long-term confrontation.

“Iran, unlike the United States, has prepared itself for a long war,” Larijani wrote in a post on X.

Drawing on historical precedent, he added:“As in the past 300 years, Iran did not start this war, our brave armed forces have not engaged in a single offensive operation, acting solely in self-defense.”

Larijani further pledged that Iran would“fiercely defend itself and its six-thousand-year-old civilization regardless of the costs,” warning that its adversaries would“regret their miscalculation.”

His remarks come after a fresh wave of aerial strikes launched by the United States and Israel on Saturday, marking a significant escalation eight months after earlier hostilities between the sides.

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The latest escalation began with the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in what Iranian authorities described as the opening salvo of the attacks. The strike occurred while Tehran was engaged in diplomatic talks with Washington over its nuclear programme.

In response, Iran launched coordinated missile and drone barrages targeting Israel and US military bases across the region situation has since intensified, raising concerns of a broader and more sustained conflict across the Middle East.

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