Iranian President Publicly Writes to the American People: Accuses US of Acting as "Israel's Proxy" in Iran, Questions If It Serves American Interests

**April 2 (Local Time) – Iranian President Mahmoud Pezeshkiyan published an open letter to the American people on X April 2 local time, criticizing U.S. military actions against Iran as effectively acting as a "proxy" for Israel and questioning whether the "America First" agenda truly serves U.S. national interests.** In the letter, Pezeshkiyan emphasized Iran harbors no hostility toward the American people, arguing portraying Iran as a threat is neither historically nor factually accurate. He stated Iran has never initiated a war and all its military actions fall under "legitimate self-defense." On historical matters, Pezeshkiyan referenced the 1953 Iranian coup, noting it interrupted Iran’s democratic process and deepened Iranian distrust of the U.S. He also criticized long-standing U.S. sanctions and Washington’s support for Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq War. Pezeshkiyan accused recent U.S. strikes on Iran’s critical infrastructure of constituting "war crimes," warning such actions would exacerbate regional instability and raise global economic and security risks. He repeatedly singled out Israel, stating it manufactures an "Iranian threat" to divert international attention from the Palestinian issue and seeks to "make America fight to the last soldier and spend the last penny." Pezeshkiyan called on the American people to scrutinize the sources behind current U.S. policy, reassess their understanding of Iran, and warned continued confrontation would have a profound impact on future generations.