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NJCher

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5. Here's what he has to say:

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:32 PM

15 hrs ago

Here are a few points I've paraphrased. There is more at the link below.

It was released as an open letter to Americans

He focuses on the U.S. being a proxy for Israel and asks if that is putting "America first."

States there are distortions and "manufactured narratives."

Claims Iran has never taken the path of "aggression, expansion, colonialism, or domination."

Iran has a history of fighting back against those who have attacked it.

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It's interesting that he draws the line between governments and their citizens. He said they harbor no ill will toward the American people and goes on to say that creating Iran as a danger is the need for trump (he doesn't name him specifically) to manufacture an enemy.

Pretty perceptive on his part, IMO.

More at this link, as well as some pics and videos.

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/01/766191/pezeshkian-letter-American-people

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Iran president to release open letter to American people in coming hours -- spokesperson [View all] littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago OP

Preempting The Dotard's national address by just a couple of hours is a savvy move. RockRaven 15 hrs ago #1

I wouldn't dismiss that Trump never even planned to explain himself to the public today, or any day LiberalLovinLug 15 hrs ago #3

Waiting... Please drop the trump Epstein files too!!! tazcat 15 hrs ago #2

Interesting. I will keep my eyes out. yellow dahlia 15 hrs ago #4

Here's what he has to say: NJCher 15 hrs ago #5

Iranian regime is brutal, no doubt of that, but no one ever said they were stupid. paleotn 13 hrs ago #6

❤️💐👋 littlemissmartypants 13 hrs ago #7

Are they putting Iranians first when they execute so many of their own people ? JI7 12 hrs ago #12

Trump's probably referring to whoever the US has planned to replace Iran's president with as the new president. ChicagoTeamster 13 hrs ago #8

I wonder if he will suggest we rise up Wicked Blue 12 hrs ago #9

Hah! Though the Iranians may have taken heart with the No Kings demos flamingdem 7 hrs ago #13

Sounds a lot more coherent than "bomb them back to the stone age" newdeal2 12 hrs ago #10

The full text of the letter is at the link below if interested BlueSpot 12 hrs ago #11