Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is in a “full-scale war” with the US, Israel, and Europe, describing Western pressure as more complex than the Iran-Iraq war. US President Donald Trump rejected the claim,

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday his country is in a full-scale war with the U.S., Israel and Europe ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s meeting Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Israel’s and Iran’s defenses are still vulnerable after the June war, so why is their leaders’ rhetoric so bellicose? The rationale for renewed hostilities still exists, but both governments also have an interest in deflecting dissent.

On Monday, Trump warned Iran against attempting to rebuild its nuclear program as he welcomed Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday afternoon in Florida.

Pezeshkian is ramping up rhetorical attacks on what he sees as unfairly repressive measures emanating from Washington and its allies.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday said his nation is at war with the United States and Israel, as well as Europe more broadly. “We are in a full-scale war with the U.S., Israel

Netanyahu is expected to pitch President Trump on a plan to launch new strikes against Tehran at a high-stakes meeting Monday.

Iran’s military warned it will crush any hostile act after the president said the country is effectively at war with the U.S.

Efforts to develop unconventional warheads and optimize ballistic missiles to carry them have intensified in recent months, sources say.