Israel would not carry out attack without American support: Iranian official

Israel’s attack on Tehran occurred while Iran was holding talks at the request of the American president, “who claimed to be seeking peace”, says Ali Larijani, adviser to Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader.

“In the final stages of the negotiations, the United States was not seeking to resolve the issues, but rather was trying to impose specific demands on us,” Larijani said.

“[Israel] would not have carried out its aggression against us without an American decision, and we believe that Trump resorted to deception in this regard.”

The official added: “Despite the assassination of our military leaders by the Zionist entity, their replacements were appointed within less than 12 hours. Israel imagined that it would force Iran to retreat within a few days, but this did not happen.”