Iran's president says it is up to the US to choose whether to end the war
Masoud Pezeshkian told Fox News that Tehran does not wish to continue fighting, after taking a defiant stand at the UN.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said it is for the United States to choose whether to end its war with Iran, telling Fox News in an interview aired Thursday that Tehran does not wish to continue fighting.
Pezeshkian's remarks came after he took a defiant stand at the United Nations on Wednesday, where he traveled to New York and told the world that Iran would not "bend at the knee" to Washington.
The combination of the defiant UN address and the subsequent Fox News interview presents a dual message from the Iranian president: firmness in the face of pressure, paired with a stated openness to ending hostilities if the United States chooses to do so. Details of what conditions, if any, Iran would require for a resolution were not included in the available source material.
It was not specified in the reporting reviewed how or whether the United States responded to Pezeshkian's characterization of the situation. The remarks come amid continued close attention to developments between Iran and the United States.
Sources
- Live: Iran's President says US ‘must choose’ whether to end war — France 24 — English
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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