US President Donald Trump's call for peace with Iran contradicts Washington's actions in supporting Israel's bombing of the country's nuclear facilities, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said today.
"The Foreign Ministry believes that the desire for peace and dialogue expressed by the US president is contrary to the hostile and criminal behavior of the US towards the Iranian people," Tehran said.
Trump told the Israeli parliament yesterday that Washington was ready to make peace with Iran, describing the step as "huge", after supporting the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities in the conflict that erupted between Jerusalem and Tehran in June.
He stated that "neither the US nor Israel harbors any hostility towards the Iranian people."
"We simply want to live in peace. Even to Iran, the hand of friendship and cooperation is extended," Trump said.
On June 13, Israel began bombing Iran, killing several senior officials and scientists working on Iran's nuclear program, as well as several hundred civilians.
Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on Israel, and the armed conflict lasted 12 days.
On June 22, the US military, acting on Trump's orders, bombed three large nuclear facilities in central Iran.
The ministry asked in a statement "how someone can attack residential areas and nuclear facilities in the country in the midst of political negotiations, kill more than a thousand people, including innocent women and children, and then claim there is peace and friendship."
The June standoff ended indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran over Iran's nuclear program, which had been ongoing since April.
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