Iran's President Pezeshkian: Supreme Leader Has Ordered an End to the 'Neither War nor Peace' State With the United States
TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on November 9 that Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has instructed officials to end the state of 'neither war nor peace' between Iran and the United States, saying Iran could engage in dialogue with dignity and bring the matter to a dignified conclusion.
According to the Tasnim News Agency, Pezeshkian made the remarks in Tehran at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the establishment of the Iran Dairy Industries Company (Pegah). He said Iran is a party of dialogue and negotiation and that, logically, if it can secure its rights through dialogue it should not get itself involved in war, but added that Iran will not surrender to force and bullying and that talks must be based on justice and equality.
The directive had surfaced before. Iran's state news agency IRNA reported on October 28 that Pezeshkian told a cabinet meeting the Leader had given the instruction to the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and that the government would pursue its fulfilment with all its capacity. November 9 was the first time he restated it at a public ceremony.
Since the United States and Israel went to war against Iran in February, Washington and Tehran have combined military strikes with several rounds of negotiation. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on November 2 that the talks had made progress and that no deadline had been set for resuming strikes.
Related: Follow-Up: Vance Says US-Iran Talks Have Made Progress, With No Deadline Set for Resuming Strikes
(Source: Tasnim News Agency)
Source: Tasnim News Agency
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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