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Tehran, Iran – 16 June 2025
1. Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, arriving for regular media briefing
2. Pictures of civilians Iran says were killed in Israeli strikes
3. Wide of briefing
4. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman:
"Our response to the Zionist regime is legitimate self-defense, in accordance with international law, reason, and human logic."
5. Wide of briefing
6. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman:
"This is an act of aggression — not a word more, not a word less. Military act of aggression should not be justified in any way. This action by the Zionist regime is nothing but an act of aggression."
7. Wide of briefing, journalist recording briefing with phone
8. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman:
"Any talk of negotiations is certainly meaningless under the current circumstances. As I stated, there must be a clear stance. The United States, as a permanent member of the U.N Security Council, is obligated to acknowledge this aggression and condemn it."
9. Wide of briefing
10. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman:
"Anyone who is truly seeking to engage with this issue based on their legal and moral responsibility must, as a first step, compel the (Israeli) regime to halt its aggression. As long as this aggression continues, we will, without a doubt, defend our people, our dignity, and our honor with all our strength."
11. Wide of briefing
12. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman:
"Our position remains unchanged: the Islamic Republic of Iran considers all weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, to be contrary to its religious teachings and beliefs. We have a clear and explicit fatwa (religious decree) on this matter."
16. Baghaei holding picture of a person allegedly killed in Israeli airstrikes
17. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman:
"Completely contrary to all the claims made by officials of the (Israeli) regime, residential buildings have been targeted, even hospitals, such as Hakim Children’s Hospital. Many residential buildings (have been hit). The innocent faces I showed whose pictures earlier are only a few out of the dozens who were all martyred over the past four days during attacks on residential areas in Tehran. The objective is crystal clear: Iranian citizens, the people of Iran, have been targeted by the crimes of the Zionist regime."
18. Baghaei leaving
STORYLINE:
Iran said Monday it will continue missile strikes against Israel as long as its "aggression" continues.
Spokesman for the foreign ministry, Esmail Baghaei, said any mediators aiming to help stop the ongoing conflict must first compel Israel to stop its attacks.
"As long as this aggression continues, we will, without a doubt, defend our people, our dignity, and our honor with all our strength," he added.
AP video shot by Saeed Sarmadi
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