‘Will Not Respond’: Iran’s Pezeshkian Rejects US Pressure, Praises Russia, China
As he prepares to take office, Iran President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has rejected the US pressure and praised Tehran's friendship with China and Russia in a message outlining his foreign policy positions. Pezeshkian also reiterated that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, adding that Tehran would expand ties with neighbours and engage with Europe. In a statement titled “My message to the New World” published in the daily Tehran Times, Pezeshkian came down hard on the West over sanctions.
“China and Russia have consistently stood by us during challenging times,” Pezeshkian wrote in his piece titled A Message to the New World. “We look forward to collaborating more extensively with Beijing as we advance towards a new global order… and my administration wi...