Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran has no dispute with Muslim or neighbouring countries and still prefers peace amid the ongoing conflict with the US.
NEW DELHI – Web Desk: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran has no dispute with Muslim or neighbouring countries, accusing the United States of seeking to turn Tehran into an enemy.
Pezeshkian made the remarks during a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in New Delhi, where he said Iran did not want to continue the war and still preferred peace.
The Iranian president said Tehran wanted the rights of the Iranian people to be respected and called for the removal of what he described as unjust sanctions. He said Iran was seeking to exercise its international rights.
Iran says it has no dispute with neighbouring countries
Pezeshkian stressed that Iran had no conflict with Muslim or neighbouring countries.
He accused the United States, Israel and European countries of seeking to prevent countries in the region from remaining independent.
“We do not have any dispute with Muslim and neighbouring countries,” Pezeshkian said, according to the report.
Iran links Strait of Hormuz to US actions
Earlier, speaking to an Indian television channel, Pezeshkian said countries from whose territories Iran had been attacked would participate in the BRICS meeting.
He said the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened if the United States ended what Tehran describes as its blockade and aggression against Iran.
Pezeshkian also said Washington should end the blockade and sanctions against Iran.
According to the Iranian president, the US had turned to a blockade after failing to achieve its objectives through war. He argued that Iran’s survival did not depend entirely on maritime routes and said Washington would not succeed through the blockade either.
Iran continues to call for peace
Despite the ongoing conflict, Pezeshkian said Iran did not want to continue fighting and continued to prioritise peace.
His remarks come amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States and wider instability across the Middle East.
The Iranian government continues to link any diplomatic progress to the removal of sanctions and what it considers hostile actions against Tehran.
