Iran to Germany’s Merz: Demand American and Israeli aggressors stop war, not Iran

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has censured German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over his “beyond absurd” appeal from the Islamic Republic to stop its operations in retaliation against the US-Israeli war of aggression.

Esmaeil Baghaei, in a post on his X account on Saturday night, urged the German leader to instead demand Washington and Tel Aviv to stop the war, and to urge accountability for the “abhorrent crimes” they have perpetrated against the Iranian nation.

“German Chancellor appeals to Iran to end the war! This is beyond absurd: demanding that Iran -- the victim of an ongoing unprovoked aggression -- somehow bring the conflict to an end. Why not direct your calls instead to the ruthless aggressors responsible for bombing and killing Iranians?” Baghaei wrote.

He noted, “Why not demand that the United States/Israel be held accountable for its brutal aggression and abhorrent crimes?”

The US and Israel launched an unprovoked war against Iran on February 28, assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders.

The war has involved extensive aerial strikes on both military and civilian installations across Iran, causing significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces have carried out retaliatory operations, targeting American and Israeli positions in the occupied territories and at regional bases with waves of missiles and drones.

Following the martyrdom of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, who had led Iran for 37 years since the 1989 demise of the late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini, the Assembly of Experts elected Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei as the third Leader of the Islamic Revolution.

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