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Today, we are diving into something very serious, but also incredibly fascinating. If you’ve been watching the news lately, you know that tensions in the Middle East have been dominating the headlines. Just hours before US President Donald Trump was scheduled to address the nation regarding these conflicts, something unexpected happened.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian decided to bypass the politicians and speak directly to everyday citizens. He released a detailed open letter aimed straight at the American people.

Whether you agree with him or not, reading the raw, unfiltered thoughts of a world leader is always eye-opening. His main goal? To push back against the way Iran is portrayed in the global media. He argues that the idea of Iran being a massive security threat just doesn't match up with historical reality.

We wanted to share the full, uncut text of this letter with you guys, broken down into simple sections so we can really understand what he is saying. Let’s dive right into it.

A Message to the People, Not the Politicians

The letter starts with a traditional religious greeting and immediately makes a point to separate everyday Americans from the actions of the US government.

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

To the people of the United States of America, and to all those who, amid a flood of distortions and manufactured narratives, continue to seek the truth and aspire to a better life.

Iran by its very name, character, and identity is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in human history. Despite its historical and geographical advantages at various times, Iran has never, in its modern history, chosen the path of aggression, expansion, colonization, or domination. Even after enduring occupation, invasion, and sustained pressure from global powers and despite possessing military superiority over many of its neighbors Iran has never initiated a war. Yet it has resolutely and bravely repelled those who have attacked it.

My takeaway: He is coming right out of the gate saying, "Look at our history." He claims Iran only fights to defend itself and has never started a war in modern times, despite being one of the oldest civilizations on earth.

The Manufactured Threat and Military Bases

Next, President Pezeshkian talks about why he thinks Iran is constantly painted as the bad guy. According to him, it's all about money and power.

The Iranian people harbor no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe, or neighboring countries. Even in the face of repeated foreign interventions and pressures throughout their proud history, Iranians have consistently drawn a clear distinction between governments and the people they govern. This is a deeply rooted principle in Iranian culture and collective consciousness not a temporary political stance.

For this reason, portraying Iran as a threat is neither consistent with historical reality nor with present-day observable facts. Such a perception is the product of political and economic whims of the powerful he need to manufacture an enemy in order to justify pressure, maintain military dominance, sustain the arms industry, and control strategic markets. In such an environment, if a threat does not exist, it is invented.

Within this same framework, the United States has concentrated the largest number of its forces, bases, and military capabilities around Iran a country that, at least since the founding of the United States, has never initiated a war. Recent American aggressions launched from these very bases have demonstrated how threatening such a military presence truly is. Naturally, no country confronted with such conditions would forgo strengthening its defensive capabilities. What Iran has done and continues to do is a measured response grounded in legitimate self-defense, and by no means an initiation of war or aggression.

My takeaway: This is a heavy claim. He is saying that the West needs Iran to look like a threat so they can keep selling weapons and controlling the region. He also points out that the US has military bases totally surrounding Iran, which naturally makes Iran want to build up its own defenses.

Where Did the Trust Go? A Look at History

How did things get so bad between the US and Iran? Pezeshkian takes us back to 1953, pointing to a very specific moment when things went downhill.

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Relations between Iran and the United States were not originally hostile, and early interactions between the Iranian and American people were not marred with hostility or coup d'état an illegal American Wall tension. The turning point, however, was the intervention aimed at preventing the nationalization of Iran's own resources. That coup disrupted Iran's democratic process, reinstated dictatorship, and sowed deep distrust among Iranians toward U.S. policies. This distrust deepened further with America's support for the Ba'athist regime, its backing of Saddam Hussein during the imposed war of the 1980s, the imposition of the longest and most comprehensive sanctions in modern history, and ultimately, unprovoked military aggression twice, in the midst of negotiations against Iran.

Thriving Despite the Pressure

Even with all these historical hurdles and massive sanctions, the Iranian President wants Americans to know that his country hasn't crumbled. In fact, he claims they are doing better than ever in many areas.

Yet all these pressures have failed to weaken Iran. On the contrary, the country has grown stronger in many areas: literacy rates have tripled from roughly 30% before the Islamic Revolution to over 90% today; higher education has expanded dramatically; significant advances have been achieved in modern technology; healthcare services have improved; and infrastructure has developed at a pace and scale incomparable to the past. These are measurable, observable realities that stand independent of fabricated narratives.

The Real Cost of War and Broken Deals

This part gets very emotional. He shifts from talking about history to the real, human cost of bombs and sanctions today.

At the same time, the destructive and inhumane impact of sanctions, war, and aggression on the lives of the resilient Iranian people must not be underestimated. The continuation of military aggression and recent bombings profoundly affect people's lives, attitudes, and perspectives. This reflects a fundamental human truth: when war inflicts irreparable harm on lives, homes, cities, and futures, people will not remain indifferent toward those responsible.

This raises a fundamental question: Exactly which of the American people's interests are truly being served by this war? Was there any objective threat from Iran to justify such behavior? Does the massacre of innocent children, the destruction of cancer-treatment pharmaceutical facilities, or boasting about bombing a country “back to the stone ages,” serve any purpose other than further damaging the United States' global standing?

Iran pursued negotiations, reached an agreement, and fulfilled all its commitments. The decision to withdraw from that agreement, escalate toward confrontation, and launch two acts of aggression in the midst of negotiations were destructive choices made by the U.S. government choices that served the delusions of a foreign aggressor.

Attacking Iran's vital infrastructure including energy and industrial facilities directly targets the Iranian people. Beyond constituting a war crime, such actions carry consequences that extend far beyond Iran's borders. They generate instability, increase human and economic costs, and perpetuate cycles of tension, planting seeds of resentment that will endure for years. This is not a demonstration of strength; it is a sign of strategic bewilderment and an inability to achieve a sustainable solution.

The Israel Question and America First

Here is where the letter gets very pointed about America's relationship with Israel, asking if America is really putting its own citizens first.

Is it not also the case that America has entered this aggression as a proxy for Israel, influenced and manipulated by that regime? Is it not that Israel, by manufacturing an Iranian threat, seeks to divert global attention away from its crimes toward the Palestinians? Is it not evident that Israel now aims to fight Iran to the last American soldier and the last American taxpayer dollar shifting the burden of its delusions onto Iran, the region, and the United States itself in pursuit of illegitimate interests.

Is “America First” truly among the priorities of the US government today?

An Invitation to See the Real Iran

Finally, President Pezeshkian wraps up his letter with a direct invitation to the American people to look past the news and see Iranians for who they really are.

I invite you to look beyond the machinery of misinformation an integral part of this aggression and instead speak with those who have visited Iran. Observe the many accomplished Iranian immigrants educated in Iran who now teach and conduct research at the world's most prestigious universities, or contribute to the most advanced technology firms in the West. Do these realities align with the distortions you are being told about Iran and its people?

Today, the world stands at a crossroads. Continuing along the path of confrontation is more costly and futile than ever before. The choice between confrontation and engagement is both real and consequential; its outcome will shape the future for generations to come.

Throughout its millennia of proud history, Iran has outlasted many aggressors

Final Thoughts

Wow. That is a lot to process, right? It is very rare that we get to read such a direct message from a country that is so often in the news. He touches on everything from the history of the 1950s, to modern technology, to the heavy toll of sanctions on innocent people, and even calls out the idea of 'America First.'

He leaves us with a heavy thought: the world is at a crossroads between fighting and talking.

What do you guys think about this open letter? Do you think direct messages like this from world leaders to regular citizens can actually change how we view global conflicts? Let me know your thoughts in the comments down below. We’d love to hear your take on this!

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