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Iran’s President Pezeshkian says Trump speaks of peace and threatens at same time

By Reuters 17 May 2025, 9:45 am 4 Edit
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (2nd R) and the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) chief Mohammad Eslami (R) during the 'National Day of Nuclear Technology,' in Tehran, on April 9, 2025 (Iranian Presidency / AFP)
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (2nd R) and the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) chief Mohammad Eslami (R) during the 'National Day of Nuclear Technology,' in Tehran, on April 9, 2025 (Iranian Presidency / AFP)

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says that US President Donald Trump speaks simultaneously about peace and threat.

“Which should we believe?

“On the one hand, he speaks of peace and on the other, he threatens with the most advanced tools of mass killing,” Pezeshkian says.

He said Tehran will continue Iran-US nuclear talks but is not afraid of threats. “We are not seeking war,” he says.

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