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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei issued a statement regarding US attacks against Iran.

Responding to statements by American officials linking the beginning of the conflict with Iran to the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Baghaei said, "American officials have introduced a new and deceptive narrative to evade responsibility for the devastating humanitarian, economic and geopolitical consequences of their unlawful aggression against Iran. They claim that the US did not start the war with Iran, but that the war began with the 1979 Revolution."

Baghaei stated that the 1979 Iranian Revolution was a struggle to reclaim the country's sovereignty, freedom and human dignity, emphasizing that the memory of the CIA-backed coup in 1953 remains vivid among the Iranian people.

Alleging that the United States had initiated aggression against Iran twice in less than nine months while diplomatic negotiations were still underway, Baghaei said, "Military aggression has a clear definition. The US assassinated Iran's Supreme Leader and senior officials, killed and injured women and children, and destroyed our vital infrastructure."

Arguing that the Washington administration had reached a military and political impasse, Baghaei said that the United States was simultaneously denying responsibility for starting the war and attempting to conceal its failure to achieve its objectives behind claims of victory.

Referring to the historical background of US hostility toward Iran, Baghaei recalled several events, including the 1953 coup, US support for Saddam Hussein's government, Washington's stance on Iraq's use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War, and the downing of an Iranian passenger aircraft in 1988.

Baghaei also cited the United States' unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), its maximum pressure policy and the assassination of Qasem Soleimani as examples of Washington's hostility toward Iran. He said, "The US cannot escape responsibility for its decision to launch an unlawful war against Iran on February 28, 2026, by turning back the clock or redefining the meaning of war."

Baghaei concluded, "The United States of America has been the instigator of historical hostility toward the Iranian nation and the initiator of military aggression against Iran."