President Masoud Pezeshkian: “If we did not have our missiles, which are for our self-defense, Israel and America would have plowed through Iran the way Gaza was plowed through, and they would have shown no mercy to the old or the young.

“They speak of human rights. It is a great lie.

“If we could not defend ourselves, they certainly would not have shown mercy to our country and would have destroyed our power.

“Therefore, we will never, under any circumstances, negotiate with anyone over our defensive capabilities.”