Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a formal apology to neighbouring countries for attacks launched since strikes by the United States (US) and Israel.

 

Speaking on state television, Pezeshkian apologised to nations hit by Iranian strikes but maintained a defiant stance against primary adversaries, stating that Iran would never surrender.

 

He added that enemies must take their wish for the unconditional surrender of the Iranian people to their graves.

 

This diplomatic shift follows engagement with Pakistan when deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, held a second telephonic conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi. 

 

Reports said that Pakistan urged Iran to avoid attacks against Gulf countries to prevent broader regional destabilisation.

 

Dar specifically reminded his counterpart of Pakistan’s mutual defence pact with Saudi Arabia, noting that shuttle diplomacy had been used to prevent strikes on Saudi territory.

 

Meanwhile, the Israeli military confirmed a new wave of air strikes on Tehran and Isfahan, claiming that over 80 fighter jets targeted military infrastructure and missile launchers. In Isfahan, security official Akbar Salehi reported that at least eight people, including a woman, were killed in these attacks. 

 

Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said that the civilian death toll had reached 1,332, with thousands more injured, accusing the US and Israel of targeting civilian infrastructure. 

 

Regional spillover also continued as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted an oil tanker named Prima in the Gulf with an exploding drone, alleging the vessel ignored warnings regarding the Strait of Hormuz. 

 

The IRGC also confirmed strikes on three locations of separatist groups in Iraq’s Kurdish region, warning they would crush any move against Iran’s territorial integrity. 

 

In neighbouring countries, Qatar’s Defence Ministry announced it intercepted a missile attack, while the Saudi defense ministry destroyed a drone heading toward the Shaybah oil field. 

 

Iran rejected allegations of attacks against Azerbaijan and Türkiye, labeling the same “false-flag operations”.