The letter states that Iran has never initiated a war and has resolutely repelled those who have attacked it, and that portraying Iran as a threat is not consistent with historical reality or present-day observable facts.

The President invites Americans to look beyond the machinery of misinformation and consider the realities of Iran and its people, and to choose between confrontation and engagement, which will shape the future for generations to come.

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      3 days ago

      Presumably, from their perspective, Israel doesn’t count as a nation so it’s true on a technicality.

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      4 days ago

      Only to the degree that they sabotage the livelihood of Iranians, which USA has been doing pretty consistently since the 50’s.