## "The United States has intervened in this aggression as Israel's puppet." Full letter from Pezeshkian
The President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, shared an open letter this Wednesday addressed to the American people amid the massive aggression by the U.S. and Israel against his country.
In it, the leader questions whether the Donald Trump administration is truly putting "America First" or if, conversely, it is acting as an "instrument of Israel" willing to fight "to the last American soldier."
In this regard, he urged the American population to cast aside "fabricated narratives," arguing that the alleged Iranian threat is an invention of the military-industrial complex and Israeli political interests.
The full text of the President's letter is reproduced below:
**In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful**
To the people of the United States of America, and to all those who, amidst a torrent of distortions and fabricated narratives, continue to seek the truth and aspire to a better life:
Iran—by its name, character, and identity—is one of the oldest civilizations in human history. Despite its historical and geographical advantages at various times, Iran has never chosen, in its modern history, aggression, expansion, colonialism, or domination. Even after suffering occupation, invasion, and constant pressure from world powers—and despite possessing military superiority over many of its neighbors—Iran has never initiated a war. However, it has firmly and bravely repelled those who have attacked it.
The Iranian people harbor no animosity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe, or neighboring countries. Even in the face of repeated foreign interventions and pressures throughout their proud history, Iranians have always distinguished clearly between governments and the peoples they govern. This is a principle deeply rooted in Iranian culture and collective consciousness, not a fleeting political stance.
For this reason, presenting Iran as a threat corresponds neither to historical reality nor to observable facts today. This perception is a product of the political and economic whims of the powerful: the need to create an enemy to justify pressure, maintain military dominance, sustain the arms industry, and control strategic markets. In this context, if a threat does not exist, it is invented.
Within this same framework, the United States has concentrated the majority of its forces, bases, and military capabilities around Iran, a country that, at least since the founding of the United States, has never initiated a war. Recent American aggressions launched from these very bases have demonstrated how threatening such a military presence truly is. Naturally, no country facing such circumstances would renounce strengthening its defensive capabilities. What Iran has done—and continues to do—is a measured response based on legitimate self-defense, and in no way constitutes the initiation of war or aggression.
Relations between Iran and the United States were not hostile at first, and the initial encounters between the Iranian and American peoples took place without hostility or tension. However, the turning point was the 1953 coup d'état, an illegal American intervention aimed at preventing the nationalization of Iran's own resources. This coup interrupted the Iranian democratic process, reinstated the dictatorship, and sowed deep distrust among Iranians toward American policies. This distrust was further accentuated by U.S. support for the Shah's regime, its backing of Saddam Hussein during the imposed war in the 1980s, the imposition of the longest and most comprehensive sanctions in modern history, and finally, unprovoked military aggression—on two occasions, in the midst of negotiations—against Iran.
However, all these pressures have failed to weaken Iran. On the contrary, the country has grown stronger in many areas: the literacy rate has tripled, rising from approximately 30% before the Islamic Revolution to over 90% today; higher education has expanded drastically; significant advances have been made in modern technology; health services have improved; and infrastructure has developed at an unprecedented pace and scale. These are measurable and observable realities that stand independently of invented narratives.
At the same time, one must not underestimate the destructive and inhumane impact of sanctions, war, and aggression on the lives of the resilient Iranian people. The persistence of military aggression and recent bombings deeply affect people's lives, attitudes, and perspectives. This reflects a fundamental human truth: when war inflicts irreparable damage on lives, homes, cities, and futures, people will not remain indifferent toward those responsible.
This raises a fundamental question: What interests of the American people does this war actually benefit? Was there any objective threat from Iran that justified such behavior? Does the massacre of innocent children, the destruction of pharmaceutical facilities for cancer treatment, or the boast of bombing a country back to the Stone Age serve any purpose other than to further damage the international reputation of the United States?
Iran negotiated, reached an agreement, and fulfilled all its commitments. The decision to withdraw from said agreement, intensify confrontation, and launch two acts of aggression in the middle of negotiations were destructive decisions of the U.S. government—decisions that fueled the illusions of a foreign aggressor.
Attacking Iran's vital infrastructure, including its energy and industrial facilities, directly targets the Iranian people. Beyond constituting a war crime, such actions have consequences that transcend Iran's borders. They generate instability, increase human and economic costs, and perpetuate cycles of tension, sowing resentment that will last for years. This is not a show of strength; it is a sign of strategic bewilderment and an inability to reach a sustainable solution.
Is it not true that the United States has intervened in this aggression as a puppet of Israel, influenced and manipulated by that regime? Is it not true that Israel, by fabricating an Iranian threat, seeks to divert world attention from its crimes against the Palestinians? Is it not evident that Israel now intends to fight Iran to the last American soldier and the last American taxpayer dollar, shifting the weight of its delusions onto Iran, the region, and the United States itself in pursuit of illegitimate interests?
Is "America First" truly one of the U.S. government's priorities today?
I invite you to look beyond the disinformation machinery—an integral part of this aggression—and instead speak with those who have visited Iran. Observe the many successful Iranian immigrants—educated in Iran—who now teach and research at the world’s most prestigious universities or contribute to the most advanced technology companies in the West. Do these realities align with the distortions you are told about Iran and its people?
Today, the world stands at a crossroads. Continuing down the path of confrontation is more costly and futile than ever. The choice between confrontation and dialogue is real and momentous; its outcome will shape the future of generations to come. Throughout its millennia of proud history, Iran has survived numerous aggressors. Of them, only stained names remain in history, while Iran endures—resilient, dignified, and proud.