Egypt Daily News – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned US President-elect Donald Trump of the danger of fueling a war with Iran, stressing that Tehran is not seeking to obtain nuclear weapons.
The reformist president said in an interview with the American news channel NBC News: “I hope that Trump will lead to regional and global peace and will not, on the contrary, contribute to a bloodbath or war.”
Replying to a question about the extent of the possibility of Israel launching military strikes against Iran in light of the American agreement concluded regarding nuclear sites in his country, the Iranian president said through an interpreter, “We will respond to any action. We do not fear war, but we do not seek it.”
Pezeshkian defended his country’s policy, saying, “Everything we have done so far has been peaceful. We are not seeking to make a nuclear weapon, but they accuse us of seeking to make an atomic bomb.”
When asked about the possibility of holding “direct and open negotiations with President Trump,” Pezeshkian expressed doubts about this matter.
He said, “The problem is not the dialogue, the problem is the commitments that arise from discussions and from this dialogue,” expressing his regret that “the other party did not fulfill its promises and did not respect its obligations.”
Pezeshkian’s warning came in his interview in Iran less than a week before the inauguration of President-elect Trump, the 47th President of the United States.
