"But America will avenge their deaths and deliver the most punishing blow to the terrorists who have waged war against, basically, civilization." Casualties are politically sensitive in the United States and Trump, who campaigned denouncing foreign interventions, has done little to explain the case for war to the US public. "Iran considers it its legitimate duty and right to avenge the perpetrators and masterminds of this historic crime," Pezeshkian said. Israel and the United States attacked Iran weeks after authorities ruthlessly crushed mass protests, killing thousands. Inside Iran, the Red Crescent in its last toll issued on Saturday evening said that strikes had killed 201 people and injured hundreds more.

Source: Bangkok Post March 02, 2026 04:03 UTC