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Iran’s president: War wouldn’t be in interests of US, Iran, or the region
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In this handout picture provided by Iranian presidency, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (L), accompanied by Hasan Khomeni (R), the grandson of late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and cabinet members, visit of the tomb of Khomeini, in Tehran on January 31, 2026, ahead of the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (Photo by Handout / Iranian Presidency / AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says he told his Egyptian counterpart that Tehran is not seeking a conflict with the United States and any clash will do neither side any good.
According to a statement from the Iranian presidency, Pezeshkian held a call with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a Washington ally who has been invited to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace.”
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has never sought, and in no way seeks, war and it is firmly convinced that a war would be in the interest of neither Iran, nor the United States, nor the region,” he said.
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