We welcome protest. We consider protest to be a blessing. We have a duty to listen to these protests.

However, we are disgusted by destruction, vandalism, killing, and arson. No true Iranian takes up arms to kill another Iranian. No Iranian sets fire to a mosque. No Iranian sets fire to public transport or public property.

No Iranian asks a stranger to violate this country, its soil, or its waters. No free person asks the enemy to come and solve an internal problem.

We will sit down and solve our own problems ourselves.

We are ready with all our being to resolve these issues—but not through arson, not through burning, and not through the spreading of false and wrong rumors.

We have taken the path of diplomacy based on the efforts of our officials and the direction set by the Supreme Leader.

I state once again: we are not looking for nuclear weapons. We have said this many times, and we are ready for any kind of verification.

However, there is a tall wall of mistrust created by the United States and Europe through their actions and words.

This wall prevents these conversations from reaching a meaningful result. If the world truly seeks diplomacy, it must end its provocative actions.

Our Iran will not bow down to their excessive demands. Our Iran will not back down against injustices and transgressions.

We have learned that we can only rely on our own people and our indigenous capabilities.

The mistake of France and of Europe — and of Emmanuel Macron — has been to present themselves as moral actors in a world where the major political leaders are dressed as warriors.

The major political leaders of this world — and that is true of Trump, it is true of Putin, it is true of the Chinese President, and it is also true of Erdogan — only understand and respond to the balance of power.