“The US authorities are repeating a ‘big lie’ --namely, ‘Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon’-- to justify their illegal war against Iran,” Baqaei said in a post on his X account on Wednesday.
“The world, the American people, the region, Europe, and the broader international community must recognize that this is a brutal, unprovoked act of aggression, lacking any legal, logical, or moral justification,” the Iranian spokesman underlined.
“This is an UNJUST WAR --one that cannot be sold to the world through the repetition of falsehoods, nor justified by petty excuses,” Baqaei added.
The US and the Israeli regime launched a large-scale unprovoked military campaign against Iran following the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders and civilians on February 28.
The attacks have involved extensive aerial strikes on both military and civilian locations across Iran, causing significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure.
In response, the Iranian Armed Forces have carried out retaliatory operations, targeting American and Israeli positions in the occupied territories and at regional bases with waves of missiles and drones.