Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says it is up to the United States to decide whether and when the war between Iran and the US ends. In an interview aired on Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier” on Thursday, he responds to a question about whether the conflict could end by the end of the year.
Pezeshkian says Tehran does not want to continue fighting and frames the choice as belonging to Washington. Multiple outlets report that his comments follow a more defiant message delivered at the United Nations, where he says Iran will not “bend at the knee” to Washington. One outlet also notes the backdrop of US-Iran discussions acknowledged by US President Donald Trump, while the others focus primarily on Pezeshkian’s claim that the US must choose to end the conflict.
Overall, the reporting is consistent on the substance of Pezeshkian’s message and the platform where it is delivered, with differences mainly in the amount of contextual detail provided about his prior UN remarks and the status of talks.
