Pezeshkian: Iran neither surrenders to bullying nor achieves anything by fighting
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that Iran will not surrender to bullying and will achieve nothing by fighting either.
Speaking in a meeting with the chiefs of Iranian media on National Journalist’s Day, Pezeshkian said the enemy imposes new sanctions on the country on a daily basis to pose obstacles on the way of the country’s progress.
He underlined that many differences must be resolved with patience and prudence, because fighting will not lead to any results.
Since unilaterally withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear agreement in May 2018, successive administrations in the US have heavily relied on sanctions as the centerpiece of America's "maximum pressure" policy toward Iran, despite Tehran’s full compliance with the multilateral deal.
On May 8, 2018, US President Donald Trump during his first term withdrew the US from the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and embarked on a confrontational policy against Iran.
The year 2025 saw Trump returning to the White House, after which he immediately reloaded his “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran in a different form and shape.
The two countries decided in April to begin new round of negotiations to resolve a dispute over Iran’s nuclear program. Tehran and Washington held five rounds of talks but an unprovoked aggression by the US and its ally, Israel, against Iran derailed the negotiations.
During the talks, the US insisted on zero uranium enrichment in Iran. But the Islamic Republic underlined that it will not accept the US demand.