Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared that his country will never surrender to Israel or the United States, despite the escalating conflict in the Middle East. He made the statement during a televised speech as tensions in the region continue to rise. 

Pezeshkian said any demand for the unconditional surrender of Iran would never be accepted by the Iranian people. He stressed that the country would continue to defend its sovereignty and respond to attacks from its enemies. 

The crisis intensified after the United States and Israel carried out strikes inside Iran on February 28, an operation that reportedly killed Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and triggered a wider regional confrontation. 

Since then, Iran has launched missile and drone attacks against Israeli targets and U.S. interests across the region. The conflict has now entered its second week, raising fears of further escalation across the Middle East.