Iran warns that Europe would be “legitimate targets” if it joins the conflict

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi made this statement To France 24 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also apologized on Saturday to neighboring countries that were attacked by the regime.

Takht Ravanchi told the network, “We have already informed the Europeans and everyone of the need to be careful not to get involved in this aggressive war against Iran.” He added: “If they help, I am not trying to name any country, but if any country joins the aggression against Iran, and joins America and Israel in the aggression against Iran, then certainly they will also be legitimate targets of Iranian retaliation.”

He added: “This war was imposed on us, and we will continue to do so Defend ourselves He added: “Do our best. We have an obligation to defend our people and this is exactly what we are doing.”

Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi speaks to the media outside the Security Council Chamber at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on June 24, 2019. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

Takht Ravanchi also claimed that Iran “Negotiate in good faithIn talks with the United States about its nuclear program, before America launched Operation Epic Fury and Israel began Operation Visiting Lion on February 28.

“We are honest. We are sincere in our pursuit of a peaceful solution to this issue,” he told France 24.

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A group of men inspect the ruins of a police station that was bombed during the US-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Wahid Salmi/AFP)

Pezeshkian said on Saturday that any future attacks launched from Iran would only be in response to attacks against the country.

“I must apologize on my own behalf to the neighboring countries that were attacked by Iran,” he said, according to the Associated Press. He added: “From now on, they should not attack neighboring countries or fire missiles at them, unless we are attacked by those countries. I think we have to solve this through diplomacy.”

Destruction in Bnei Brak, Israel, on March 3, 2026, after an Iranian missile barrage. (Nir Elias/Reuters)

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Pezeshkian apologized during a pre-recorded televised speech on Saturday after Iran launched the missile Repeated strikes on BahrainThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman.

Despite this pledge, the UAE Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that the country’s air defense systems intercepted 16 ballistic missiles, 15 of which were destroyed while one fell into the sea.

Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Pritchett and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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