Amid the blood and gunpowder, a voice for peace has emerged—and it comes from a country currently at the center of one of the world’s deadliest conflicts. In a message marking Eid al-Fitr and Nowruz (the Iranian New Year), Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran does not want any conflict with Muslim countries. “We want neither conflict nor war. They are our brothers,” he said.
The president also addressed the recent escalation of tensions between Iran and some Arab countries, according to the state news agency IRNA. He said Iran is ready to resolve all disputes with its neighbors through dialogue and proposed the creation of a common security framework for Muslim countries in the Middle East.
He also made his position clear on the sensitive issue of nuclear weapons. He said Iran would never pursue nuclear weapons because the country’s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, had already issued a religious decree prohibiting them.
It is noteworthy that on February 28th, the United States and Israel jointly attacked several Iranian cities, including Tehran, killing Iran’s then-Supreme Leader, several senior military commanders, and civilians. In response, Iran launched a series of missile and drone attacks on US bases in Israel and the Middle East. In such a scenario, the President’s peace message is considered extremely diplomatically significant.
