BRASILIA: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told the press that the United States has fabricated a lie as a pretext to launch an "unnecessary war" against Iran.
"The United States got involved in an unnecessary war in Iran, claiming that Iran had nuclear weapons or that they were trying to make nuclear weapons. That's a lie!" Lula said during an interview in Brazil's northeastern state of Ceara on Wednesday (local time).
He said the United States has repeatedly waged wars based on lies, citing Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction that were never found. "That's just a pretext ... and war has never solved anything, " said Lula.
Lula called on the UN Security Council to engage in rational reflection on the conflict, noting that the situation has directly impacted Brazil by driving up fuel prices and increasing economic pressures.