Government spokeswoman: Iran pursues peace with dignity, will not yield on defense

Tehran - BORNA -  "We pursue peace with dignity and will not fall short in defense by even a fraction," Mohajerani said at her press conference. "Naturally, to preserve our national interests, we seek to pursue the issue of peace with dignity."

She stressed: "Any time the smallest encroachment occurs against Iran's soil, our armed forces will defend with power, and as we have shown before, we will certainly not fall short in defense by even a fraction."

Quadrilateral meeting and 'neither war nor peace'

Referring to the four-way meeting between Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Mohajerani said: "For years we had spoken about endogenous regional security, and this meeting showed how we can move along this path."

She said President Masoud Pezeshkian, both at that meeting and during his trip to Russia, has stressed that "the neither-war-nor-peace situation is not good for us, and whatever guarantees our national interests must be the basis. In this situation, the country's economy suffers the most damage, and then the vulnerable segments of the people."

She repeated: "Any time the smallest aggression against Iran's soil takes place, the armed forces will not fall short by a single blow in defense."

Pakistan border open, traffic flowing

Asked about the reopening of the Iran-Pakistan border, Mohajerani said most of Iran's imports, exports and trade had gone through maritime borders, so land border infrastructure could not handle the volume of traffic. She said the Customs Administration was tasked with building the necessary infrastructure in coordination with the border crossing headquarters.

"This is the effect of the blockade, which has tyrannically pressured maritime and land routes, but through diplomatic follow-up the border is open and traffic is flowing," she said. "Whenever necessary, the Pakistani government has cooperated."

'Full readiness for all scenarios'

Asked about the possibility of escalating tensions and military action against Iran, Mohajerani said foreign interference in countries' internal affairs has a long record, and that Iran has bitter memories of it.

"It is natural that they spare no effort and make desperate attempts to create obstacles for Iran," she said. "On the first day of the Ramadan war, we saw how they attacked Minab and Lamerd. We knew in advance they had this much savagery."

"The government and other institutions are fully prepared, and we know that by preserving sacred unity we will pass through this crisis," she said. "With unity, we can avoid entering a crisis. We have full readiness for all scenarios."

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