Iran warns European countries will be 'legitimate targets' if they join conflict

An Iranian authoritative warned that immoderate European countries that participate the struggle against Iran volition go "legitimate targets" for Tehran’s retaliation. 

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remark to France24 arsenic Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian connected Saturday apologized to neighboring countries that person been attacked by the regime. 

"We person already informed the Europeans and everybody other that they should beryllium cautious not to beryllium progressive successful this warfare of aggression against Iran," Takht-Ravanchi told the network. "If they help, I'm not trying to sanction immoderate country, but if immoderate state joins successful the aggression against Iran, joins America and Israel successful the aggression against Iran, definitely they will beryllium besides the morganatic targets for Iranian retaliation." 

"This warfare has imposed on us, and we volition proceed to support ourselves to the champion of our abilities," helium added. "We person an work to support our radical and that is what precisely we are doing."

Then-Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi speaks to the media extracurricular Security Council chambers astatine the U.N. office successful New York, connected June 24, 2019.  (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

Takht-Ravanchi besides claimed Iran was "negotiating successful bully faith" successful talks with the U.S. astir its atomic program, earlier America launched Operation Epic Fury and Israel began Operation Roaring Lion connected Feb. 28. 

"We are sincere. We are sincere successful our endeavor to get astatine a peaceful decision of this issue," helium told France24. 

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A radical of men inspect the ruins of a constabulary presumption struck during the U.S.–Israeli subject run successful Tehran, Iran, connected Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Pezeshkian said Saturday that immoderate aboriginal attacks coming retired of Iran would lone beryllium successful effect to attacks against the country. 

"I should apologize to the neighboring countries that were attacked by Iran, connected my ain behalf," helium said, according to The Associated Press. "From present on, they should not onslaught neighboring countries oregon occurrence missiles astatine them, unless we are attacked by those countries. I deliberation we should lick this done diplomacy."

Damage is seen successful Bnei Brak, Israel, connected March 3, 2026, pursuing an Iranian rocket barrage. (Nir Elias/Reuters)

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Pezeshkian made the apology during a prerecorded televised code connected Saturday aft Iran launched repeated strikes connected Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman. 

Despite the vow, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defense said connected Saturday that the country's aerial defence systems intercepted 16 ballistic missiles, 15 of which were destroyed portion 1 fell into the sea.

Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Pritchett and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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