Iran's Pezeshkian says Tehran still seeks negotiated solution to conflict with US - report

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that Tehran still seeks a negotiated solution to its conflict with the United States. According to the Jerusalem Post, Pezeshkian said that continuing the war with the US was not in his country's interest.

The comments came after a recent military flare-up between the two countries, with US forces attacking Iran's Larak Island, and Tehran responding with strikes on bases in Jordan and the UAE that it said were used by the US military, as reported by Free Malaysia Today. Pezeshkian met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan, where he emphasized the need for dialogue and cooperation to prevent the spread of insecurity and conflict.

Pezeshkian's remarks were echoed by Modi, who discussed the prevailing situation in the region with the Iranian President and reaffirmed India's commitment to supporting efforts for lasting peace, according to Live Mint. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, which also attended by China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin, provides a platform for discussing regional security issues, including the US-Iran conflict.

Brief written by urgent.news from Jerusalem Post, Free Malaysia Today, Business Recorder, Live Mint, Hong Kong Free Press — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.