Iran Prez Pezeshkian to Americans: 'Why are you fighting Israel's war?'

TEHRAN, IRAN: In a remarkable diplomatic maneuver amid active hostilities, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has released a comprehensive four-page letter addressed directly to the people of the United States.

The open letter, disseminated via the Iranian president’s X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, April 1, urges the American public to "look beyond the machinery of misinformation" and reconsider the manufactured narratives that have portrayed Iran as a global threat.

The timing of the letter is particularly poignant, arriving as the Trump administration’s 'Operation Epic Fury' enters a more destructive phase and following a White House "update" that promised "grave consequences" for continued Iranian defiance.

Pezeshkian’s message frames the current conflict not as a clash of civilizations, but as the product of "political and economic whims of the powerful" designed to sustain the arms industry and control strategic markets.

Iran claims modern history of non-aggression

A central theme of Pezeshkian’s appeal is the assertion that Iran, one of the oldest continuous civilizations in human history, has never chosen the path of "aggression, expansion, colonialism, or domination" in its modern era.

The president emphasizes that despite possessing military superiority over many neighbors, Iran has never initiated a war, only resolutely repelling those who have attacked it.

The letter draws a sharp distinction between the American government and its people, stating that Iranians harbor "no enmity" toward the people of America or Europe.

Pezeshkian argues that portraying Iran as a threat is inconsistent with "present-day observable facts" and is instead an "invented" perception used to justify military dominance and the massacre of innocent children.

US accused of manufacturing 'proxy' aggression

Pezeshkian pulls no punches regarding the current US military presence, noting that Washington has concentrated its largest number of forces and bases around Iran.

He characterizes recent American bombings as "unprovoked military aggression" and "war crimes" that target vital infrastructure, including energy facilities and cancer-treatment pharmaceutical plants.

The letter also raises a provocative question regarding the influence of the "Israeli regime," suggesting that America has entered this aggression as a "proxy for Israel."

Pezeshkian claims that Israel is manufacturing an Iranian threat to divert global attention away from its own crimes, aiming to "fight Iran to the last American soldier and the last American taxpayer dollar."

Nuclear deal withdrawal fueled modern distrust

The president traces the current "deep distrust" back to the 1953 coup and subsequent American support for the Shah and Saddam Hussein.

More recently, he highlights the US decision to withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal, despite Iran fulfilling all its commitments.

Pezeshkian defends Iran's current military posture as a "measured response grounded in legitimate self-defense," necessitated by the surrounding military bases and "recent American aggressions."

He argues that these pressures have failed to weaken the country, citing measurable growth in literacy, higher education, and modern technology since the Revolution.

Engagement urged at global crossroads

Concluding his message, Pezeshkian warns that the world stands at a "crossroads" where the path of confrontation is "more costly and futile than ever before."

He invites Americans to look at the accomplishments of Iranian immigrants in the West as a counter-narrative to the distortions of the US government.

"The choice between confrontation and engagement is both real and consequential," Pezeshkian writes, reminding the American people that Iran has outlasted many aggressors throughout its millennia of history.

This letter marks Tehran's attempt to bypass the US presidency and speak directly to the "conscience" of the American public.