Ambassador Boroujerdi: Iran Desires a Secure and Comprehensive Peace

JAKARTA - The Iranian Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Boroujerdi emphasized that the peace that his country seeks after fighting with the United States and Israel is a permanent peace that is guaranteed, not a fake peace that will be violated again later.

Boroujerdi said the peace Iran needs today is one that is guaranteed, comprehensive, and ends the war.

"It can be guaranteed that the opposing party will not gather forces to attack Iran again," said Ambassador Boroujerdi, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 13.

Comprehensive, he said, means that the realized peace includes all of Iran as well as neighboring countries in the Middle East region, especially Lebanon which was also attacked by Israel.

The peace agreement with the United States is hoped to be permanent and truly a sign of the end of all forms of violence and attacks in Iran and its surrounding areas.

Furthermore, the Iranian Ambassador conveyed the hope that the peace agreement that was realized with the United States would be equal and mutually respectful of both parties.

Tehran also demands that its right to maintain its existing military power and the right to utilize various technologies for peaceful purposes, including nuclear technology, be guaranteed.

"We ask for peace that respects our right to use various technologies for peaceful purposes," said the Iranian ambassador.

In the latest development, the Iranian government has submitted five conditions to the US as a step to "restore trust" before they are willing to return to negotiations, according to a report by the Fars news agency, Tuesday (12/5).

The five demands are ending the war on all fronts, especially Lebanon; lifting sanctions; unfreezing Iran's frozen assets; compensation for war damage; and recognition of Iran's sovereignty rights in the Strait of Hormuz.

Tensions in the Middle East have escalated following a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, which triggered Iranian retaliation against Israel and US allies in the region.

Although a ceasefire was reached on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, which was later extended by the US, negotiations underway in Islamabad have still not managed to reach a long-term agreement.