The Iranian government wants the United States to “directly pay for the war, rather than standing behind Israel and pursue its project without having to pay the cost,” a senior Iranian official told CNN on Monday, APA reports.
The decision by US President Donald Trump to order strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday sparked a wave of anti-US sentiment in Iran, with many calling for retaliation.
A large anti-US and anti-Israel protest took place in Tehran on Sunday evening, with many in the crowd demanding revenge. Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran 11 days ago and the two countries have been striking each other daily since, leaving hundreds of people dead.
“Morale is high and the immense demand by the Iranian people to strike Israel is unprecedented,” the official told CNN, adding that calls by the Iranian public to strike Israel are “an element in intensifying Iran’s battle plans.”
The official told CNN that Iran believed that calls for a temporary pause to the war were a “deception in order to assess Iran’s preparedness for continuing the war.”
They added that Iran estimated the war could last up to two years and that Iran was prepared for that.
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