Iranian President says in letter that Iran harbors no enmity towards ordinary Americans

Iranian ​President ‌Masoud Pezeshkian said in ​a ⁠letter addressed to ‌the American ‌people ‌that ⁠his country harbors ⁠no enmity towards ​ordinary ‌Americans, on Wednesday (April 1, 2026).

He ‌said in ​his letter that ⁠portraying Iran as ‌a threat was “neither consistent with ‌historical reality ​nor with present-day observable ⁠facts.”

​President ‌Masoud Pezeshkian said in his letter, “The Iranian people harbour no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe, or neighbouring countries. Even in the face of repeated foreign interventions and pressures throughout their proud history, Iranians have consistently drawn a clear distinction between governments and the peoples they govern. This is a deeply rooted principle in Iranian culture and collective consciousness — not a temporary political stance.

“For this reason, portraying Iran as a threat is neither consistent with historical reality nor with present-day observable facts. Such a perception is the product of political and economic whims of the powerful — the need to manufacture an enemy in order to justify pressure, maintain military dominance, sustain the arms industry, and control strategic markets. In such an environment, if a threat does not exist, it is invented”, the letter reads.

(With inputs from Reuters)