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Iran President Says Time to End War While in Position of Strength

Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran should end the war now, as Washington shifts to sanctions and vows to collapse the Iranian regime.

  • On Friday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged an end to the months-long Middle East war, asserting that Tehran holds a "position of power and dignity" over the United States.
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed on Thursday that Washington would "collapse" the Iranian regime through economic pressure, marking a strategic shift away from military operations.
  • Tehran's foreign ministry denounced the planned measures as "economic terrorism" and "crimes against humanity," dismissing the so-called "Economic D-Day" as a diversion from America's debt and interest costs.
  • Beijing criticized the economic plan on Friday, as spokesman Lin Jian told reporters that "sanctions and pressure will not help resolve the issue," urging diplomatic solutions instead.
  • With Tehran maintaining a partial blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to discuss Iran at the White House on September 24.
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(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = Iranian President Masoud Fezeshian stated that Iran currently holds the upper hand over the United States, noting that the situation, which has been continuing for several months...

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President Pezeshkian said Iran was strong and dignified and should end the war on its own terms, although Washington is planning tougher sanctions.

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Iran's President, Massoud Pezeshkian, defended this Friday, August 21, that the time has come to end the war with the United States, considering that Tehran is in a position of force before Washington. It is better to end the war now, while we are in a position of strength and dignity, while the whole world recognizes our victory, said Pezeshkian during a meeting with doctors. Iran's President also accused the United States of attacking schools,…

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Massoud Pezeshkian made these remarks this Friday, during a meeting with doctors.

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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