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Responding to ‘bully’ Trump, Iran president says ‘martyrdom far sweeter than dying in bed’

President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a rally commemorating anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran will not “bow to any bully” in response to US President Donald Trump’s criticism of Tehran during his Gulf tour.
“He (Trump) thinks he can come here, chant slogans and scare us. For us, martyrdom is far sweeter than dying in bed. You came to frighten us? We will not bow to any bully,” he says in comments broadcast live on state TV.
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