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So now “death” supposedly means “disapproval”? That’s quite the spin — especially coming from a regime that has funded terrorism and stoked instability across the Middle East for decades.
Pezeshkian didn’t stop there. In a surprising attempt to paint Iranians as innocent bystanders in global conflict, he asked Carlson: “Have you ever heard of an Iranian killing an American? Have you heard that? Or a terrorist who was Iranian and he carried out a terrorist attack against the Americans? No.”
That line ignores the elephant in the room — namely the 1983 Beirut bombing carried out by Iran-backed Hezbollah that killed over 240 U.S. service members. But it seems the Iranian president is hoping Americans forgot.
He doubled down, adding, “And once again, I would like to tell you and remind you that this is not death to the American people or to the officials. Death to crimes and atrocities, to bullying, to the use of force. And anybody who would like to become an accomplice in the crimes perpetrated by others.”
Meanwhile, Americans remember a long list of Iran’s atrocities. But in a strange twist, Pezeshkian also drew comparisons to U.S. alliances with former enemies. He referenced the post-WWII partnerships with Germany and Japan, as well as the recent diplomatic opening toward Syria’s Abu Mohammad al-Julani — once a literal jihadist leader.
He then pivoted to blame America’s foreign policy for destabilizing the region. Pezeshkian claimed, “Iran has never invaded another country in the last 200 years.” He then dropped a bombshell, accusing American leaders of creating ISIS.
“It was it was your president who admitted that the Americans created the ISIS in our region. And they were responsible for this wrong image that is portrayed of religion or the Muslims in the world,” he told Carlson.
It’s no secret that disastrous U.S. foreign policy under Bush and Obama created the perfect storm in Iraq and Syria that led to ISIS. But for Iran’s leader to echo those accusations on Western media shows a calculated attempt to connect with American skeptics of interventionism.
For years, both Democrats and establishment Republicans pushed for endless wars in the Middle East, pouring trillions of taxpayer dollars into failed nation-building projects. Now, the very regimes impacted by that chaos are speaking out — and in Pezeshkian’s case, trying to change the narrative altogether.
As American families struggle at home, the same people who lied about weapons of mass destruction, dragged the U.S. into a 20-year war in Afghanistan, and now send billions to Ukraine, still insist Iran is the greatest threat. But Pezeshkian’s message flips the script.
According to him, “Death to America” means “death to war, death to globalist intervention, and death to the Deep State” — the same Deep State that overthrew Iran’s government in 1953 and propped up a dictator.
Why the sudden PR campaign? It may be fear. With Donald Trump poised for a return to the White House and Americans rejecting the endless war machine, Iran’s leadership appears to be bracing for a world where warmongers are no longer in charge.
When Carlson asked about rumors of fatwas against Trump, Pezeshkian replied, “To the best of my knowledge, they have not issued decrees or fatwas against any individual or against Donald Trump.”
That’s a stark contrast to the fiery threats of the past. Under Trump, the U.S. took decisive action against Iranian nuclear ambitions while resisting the urge to launch another costly ground war.
Now, Iran’s president is speaking directly to the American people, clearly hoping to sidestep the establishment and reach the audience that put Trump in the White House. But whether Americans will buy this sudden rebrand remains to be seen.
