The Iranian people must put aside their differences and stand united against Israeli aggression, stated the president of the Islamic Republic, Masoud Pezeshkian.

"We [i.e. Iran] did not seek war and we did not start the war. We did not kill the country's high-ranking military and scientists, but these terrorists did," Pezeshkian said in a speech in the Iranian parliament. "We are not aggressors. Today, more than ever, we need unity and solidarity, and the entire people of Iran must unite and resolutely oppose aggression."