Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Jan. 18 that any attack on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will amount to a “full-fledged war” with the Iranian nation. In a post on his X account on Sunday, Pezeshkian said inhumane sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies were one of the main reasons behind the economic hardship faced by the Iranian people, reported PressTV. “If the people of #Iran face hardship and difficulties in their lives, one of the main reasons for it is the longstanding enmity and inhumane sanctions imposed by the United States government and its allies,” he said. “Any aggression against the Supreme Leader of our country is tantamount to all-out war against the Iranian nation.”
On Jan. 17, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Iran considers U.S. President Donald Trump to be the main culprit for the killings and destruction carried out by foreign-linked elements in recent riots. “The U.S. President is responsible for casualties, damages, and false accusations directed against the Iranian nation,” he said, calling Trump a criminal.
