Iran's Pezeshkian says Tehran seeks peace, but will not bow to coercion

Nov 7, 2025

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation in Tehran, Iran, November 2, 2025. Iranian Atomic Organisation/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS — Iranian Atomic Organisation

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Iran seeks peace, but will not bow to coercion, adding that Tehran will not abandon its nuclear programme, state media reported on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran had been asking if U.S. sanctions against the country could be lifted.

(Reporting by Parisa Hafezi, Writing by Ahmed Elimam; Editing by Aidan Lewis)

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