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Report: Iran’s president Pezeshkian urges Khamenei to avoid attack on Israel
A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 28, 2024, shows him (L) delivering a speech during the official presidential endorsement ceremony of President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian (R). - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave his official endorsement of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic Republic's ninth President on July 28, ahead of his swearing-in before parliament on July 30. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has implored the country’s supreme leader to avoid a direct attack on Israel, warning an escalation could lead Israel to devastate infrastructure and energy targets and cripple the economy, according to a report in Iran International.
The report, which cited anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter and which could not be independently confirmed, said Pezeshkian told Ali Khamenei that a war could deepen citizens’ discontent with the regime and even bring about Iran’s collapse.
The report says Khamenei was noncommittal at the meeting.
