They tried, but they failed, said Pezeshkian in an interview with the American TV personality Tucker Carlson, in response to a question about whether Israel had tried to assassinate him.
I was in a meeting. They tried to bomb the area where the meeting was held, Pezeshkian continued in the interview, which was released on Monday.
On June 13, Israel launched a massive bombing campaign against Iran, killing a number of top military personnel and nuclear physicists. The attacks took place just before Tehran and Washington were to meet for a new round of talks on Iran's nuclear energy program, which began in April. The US also bombed Iranian nuclear facilities during the conflict.
More than 900 Iranians were killed, according to Tehran. Iran's counterattacks are said to have killed 28 Israelis with drone and missile attacks.
During the interview with Carlson, Pezeshkian said that Iran "has no problem" with resuming talks on nuclear energy with the US, provided there is trust between the countries.
There is a condition for resuming the talks. How can we trust the US again? If we resume the talks, how will we know that the Israeli regime will not be allowed to attack us again, Pezeshkian told Tucker Carlson.
