Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength
Pezeshkian said Iran can end the war without yielding, as talks remain stalled and the United States prepares new sanctions.
- 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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Iranian President Calls for End of War
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for the end of Iran’s conflict with the United States during a speech at the General Assembly of the Islamic Association of the Medical Society of Iran. “It is better to end the war today, when we are in power and dignity and the whole world acknowledges our victory and emphasizes that America, contrary to all regulations, attacked our schools, hospitals, and infrastructure, and is hated in the world,” …
Iran's president, Masud Pezeshkián, said this Friday that the time has come to end the war with the United States begun almost six months ago now that, according to him, his country is strengthened. "It is better to end the war today, when we are in a position of strength and dignity, and the whole world recognizes our victory," the president has argued in a speech, according to the government news agency IRNA.
"The whole world recognizes our victory," he laments, arguing that the United States "is hated throughout the world."
Despite the massive US attacks over the past six months, the Iranian regime seems to remain firmly in power. President Peseshkian is now calling for an end to the war. He sees his country as an advantage.
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