Iran's President says his country is in full-scale war with West

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday (December 27, 2025) his state is successful a full-scale warfare with the U.S., Israel and Europe up of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's gathering Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Mr. Pezeshkian said successful an interrogation published connected the website of the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei connected Saturday that the warfare is worse than Iran's deadly warfare with Iraq successful the 1980s.

“We are successful a full-scale warfare with the US, Israel and Europe; they don't privation our state to stay stable,” helium said.

Mr. Pezeshkian said the West's warfare against Iran is “more analyzable and much difficult” compared to the 1980-1988 warfare with Iraq that near much than 1 cardinal casualties connected some sides.

The remarks came 2 days earlier a planned gathering betwixt Mr. Trump and Mr. Netanyahu during Mr. Netanyahu's sojourn to the U.S. Iran is expected to beryllium a cardinal taxable successful the talks.

Israeli and U.S. strikes connected Iran that came during a 12-day aerial warfare successful June killed astir 1,100 Iranians including elder subject commanders and atomic scientists. Retaliatory rocket barrages by Iran killed 28 successful Israel.