Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that Tehran is committed to securing what it calls its nation’s legal rights in current negotiations with the United States, but that Washington’s conduct in past talks requires caution.
“We are only seeking to secure the rightful and legal rights of our nation,” Pezeshkian said, according to the Iranian Presidential Office. “But our history and experience of negotiating with the Americans requires us to exercise the utmost care.”
Pezeshkian pointed to what he described as repeated broken commitments, attacks carried out while negotiations were underway, and the killing of Iranian officials as reasons for public mistrust toward the United States. Iran has nonetheless entered the current talks, he said, relying on ties with friendly countries including Pakistan.
The remarks came during a meeting with Pakistani Army Chief Gen. Asim Munir, who delivered greetings from Pakistan’s prime minister and president.
Pezeshkian said war benefits no one and warned that countries in the region and beyond would suffer serious losses from any conflict. He said the United States would not prevail and argued that Israel was the only party seeking to benefit from war in the region.
Munir said negotiations were moving forward well and expressed hope that talks would quickly reach an outcome favorable to Iran and the wider region. He said Israel seeks to benefit from divisions among Muslims and has shown hostility toward anyone working to reduce conflict.
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