Iranian president calls on citizens to 'confront criminal aggression'
BBC
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on all Iranians to "stand together, persevere, and confront the criminal aggression to which Iran is subjected".
Speaking at a meeting of Iran's parliament on Monday, Pezeshkian said Iran has "given diplomacy a chance and opened the way for negotiations and dialogue".
"The enemy cannot destroy Iran and its people through murder and terrorism. There are hundreds of other heroes who will carry the banner and continue the path after every targeted attack," he said.
Pezeshkian also reiterated that his country "does not seek to possess nuclear weapons" but that it has "the right to benefit from nuclear energy and research that benefits its people".