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Iranian President: US Can End War at Any Time
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian stated on Thursday that the United States alone decides when to end the war, asserting that Iran never started it but will respond with force if fighting continues. Speaking to Fox News during the UN General Assembly in New York, Pezeshkian expressed a desire to build upon a failed June memorandum that had proposed ending hostilities, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and lifting sanctions. Meanwhile, advisor Yahya Rahim Safavi warned that new US attacks could expand the conflict to the Indian Ocean. Additionally, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas criticized the US for denying visas to the Palestinian delegation, calling it a violation of host country obligations.
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