In a recent article in Iran International, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has publicly acknowledged that Israel held a clear missile advantage during the June conflict between the two countries, while insisting that Tehran will not curb its missile program.
Speaking during a visit to South Khorasan province, Pezeshkian said that although Iran launched missiles during the fighting, Israel’s arsenal proved superior in both scale and effectiveness. “It is true that we had missiles,” he said, “but their missiles were more numerous, more powerful, more precise, and easier to deploy.”
Despite the admission, Pezeshkian claimed that Israel ultimately failed to achieve its goals because of the Iranian people, without providing further details. He firmly rejected calls to limit Iran’s missile development, portraying such demands as hypocritical and dangerous to Iran’s security.
“They tell us not to have missiles, while they arm Israel to the teeth so it can come here whenever it wants, destroy everything, and leave,” Pezeshkian said. “I will not accept that.”