Iran's president says it is up to the US to end hostilities, not Tehran
Masoud Pezeshkian told Fox News that Iran does not wish to continue fighting and that Washington must decide whether to end the war, after telling the UN Iran would not "bend at the knee."
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview aired Thursday on Fox News that it is for the United States to decide whether to end the war involving Iran, adding that Tehran does not wish to continue fighting.
The comments came a day after Pezeshkian addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he struck a defiant tone, telling the international body that Iran would not "bend at the knee" to Washington.
Mixed signals from Tehran
Pezeshkian's remarks combine an openness to ending hostilities with continued defiance toward US pressure, reflecting the balancing act Iranian officials have struck in public statements amid the ongoing conflict.
The interview and the UN address form part of a broader diplomatic push by Iranian leadership to present its position to international and American audiences during the General Assembly session in New York.
Neither the White House nor other US officials had issued an immediate public response to Pezeshkian's specific comments on the Fox News interview at the time of reporting.
Sources
- Live: Iran's President says US ‘must choose’ whether to end war — France 24 — English
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