Spokesman for Iran's Foreign Minister, Esmail Bagai: Pride comes before a fall. "Driven by greed and hubris, and acting in the service of a fraudulent regime, you dragged your country into an illegal and terrible war against Iran. Your calculations failed, your assumptions collapsed, and your strategic misjudgments were painfully evident - all because you misunderstood Iran, and more importantly, the resilience, determination, and national pride of the Iranian nation. The American people have now sent you a clear message. However, if you continue to ignore reality, dismiss the lessons of history, and persist on this dangerous course, the consequences of this grave miscalculation will extend far beyond what you have already witnessed. So repeat these words until their meaning is impossible to ignore. Listen to them until you finally understand the reality behind them: attacking Iran does not bring victory. It only leads to defeat. Iran is not a nation that can be understood through arrogance, intimidated through threats, or brought to its knees through aggression.

Spokesman for Iran's Foreign Minister, Esmail Bagai: Pride comes before a fall. "Driven by greed and hubris, and acting in the service of a fraudulent regime, you dragged your country into an illegal and terrible war against Iran. Your calculations failed, your assumptions collapsed, and your strategic misjudgments were painfully evident - all because you misunderstood Iran, and more importantly, the resilience, determination, and national pride of the Iranian nation. The American people have now sent you a clear message. However, if you continue to ignore reality, dismiss the lessons of history, and persist on this dangerous course, the consequences of this grave miscalculation will extend far beyond what you have already witnessed. So repeat these words until their meaning is impossible to ignore. Listen to them until you finally understand the reality behind them: attacking Iran does not bring victory. It only leads to defeat. Iran is not a nation that can be understood through arrogance, intimidated through threats, or brought to its knees through aggression.