Iran’s president says war was ‘imposed on us’
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday that Tehran was forced into its six-month-long conflict with the United States. In an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier, Pezeshkian said Iran does not seek war and warned that it would respond “strongly” if attacks continue.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday that Tehran was forced into its now six-month-long conflict with the United States.
“We did not choose war, the war was imposed on us. We do not seek war,” Pezeshkian told Fox News host Bret Baier in an interview.
Pezeshkian warned that Iran would respond “strongly” if attacks continue.
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