According to Iranian state television reports, on October 3, local time, Iranian Defense Minister Nasirzad said in an interview broadcast by the media that the current U.S. government's proposed so-called "peace by force" concept is not peace at all, but forcing other countries to surrender by coercive means.

Nasirzad pointed out that the United States has tried to force countries to obey its will through power and force, a practice that has long been widely rejected by the international community. He said that freedom-loving countries, developing countries and the whole world will not accept this logic of "promoting peace through force."

In response to the recent increase in U.S. military deployments in the Middle East, Nazarbayev said such actions were not the first and have occurred many times in recent decades. Iran has been prepared for defense and will firmly fulfill its duty to defend the country. At the same time, he called on all sectors of the country to remain calm, free from the influence of external psychological warfare, and continue to promote the stable development of the economy and society.