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Calls for compensation and "firm guarantees" to end Iran's conflict with the US and Israel

President Masud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed Tehran's "commitment" to peace in the region and proclaimed its "right to self-defence."

El presidente de Irán, Masud Pezeshkian
Masud Pezeshkian in a stock photo. Europa Press.

Iran'sPresident Masud Pezeshkian has setconditions  , opened in the Middle East following the Israeli and US offensive against Iran and Lebanon on 28 February, to facilitate the end of the war. Pezeshkian has called for recognition of his country's "legitimate" rights , "compensation"and "firm international guarantees against future attacks. " 

Iran's president has reiterated Tehran's "commitment" to peace in the region and has announced that he has sent that message to Pakistan and Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed Moscow's support for Iran. He has stressed the "need for political ways" to resolve the conflict quickly.  Putin has contacted the Iranian leader after talking to US President Donald Trump on Monday.

In turn, Pezeshkian has warned that Tehran will attack "only the bases that attack our territory, exercising its right to self-defence. " " Iran does not want to attack neighbouring countries or engage in conflict with them, "Pezeshkian said in his telephone call with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to the Iranian news agency Mehr.

"The attackers have used the territories of neighbouring nations to bomb infrastructure, public places, hospitals and schools in Iran," he said, denouncing that these attacks occurred "while his country was seeking negotiated solutions."

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