Pezeshkian: Iran seeks peace with neighbors

President Masoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed Iran’s commitment to peace inside the country and stable relations with neighboring countries.

Speaking at a gathering with business activists and investors in Kermanshah Province, western Iran, on Thursday morning, the president honored the memory of the “martyrs of service,” The Caspian Post reports, citing Iranian media.

Addressing recent hostile comments by U.S. President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia, Pezeshkian stated, “We seek peace, not war. The are the warmongers.”

He also said that Iran strives for peace and stability within the country and with its neighbors, including Azerbaijan, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. “We seek brotherhood and equality.”

As part of his visit to Kermanshah Province, President Pezeshkian met with local entrepreneurs and inaugurated four major industrial, infrastructural, and agricultural projects.

President Pezeshkian said in another speech on the same day that the U.S. President, during his remarks in the region, portrayed Iran as a destabilizing force, when in fact, it is Israel, backed by the U.S., that has fueled violence and bloodshed in the area.