The President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian said that Iran is not looking for war and instead seeks peace, calling on the Islamic countries to work hand in hand to stop the Zionist regime’s atrocities.
Pezeshkian made the remarks standing alongside the Emir of Qatar in Doha in a joint press conference on Wednesday afternoon.
He called for broadening of bilateral Tehran-Doha ties following talks with Qatari Emir.
“We are looking for the development of relations with the government of Qatar, and the common will of the two countries is to improve the level of cooperation,” he said.
He expressed hope that the negotiations between his accompanying Iranian delegation with the Qatari side will result in the expansion of ties in all fields of transportation, culture, tourism, health and treatment, further hoping that “We will be able to make joint investments.”
“The security of the region is the security of all Muslims. Since I was elected as the president, I have been looking for peace and tranquility. No country has been able to develop through war,” he further stressed.
“Israeli regime cannot continue atrocities if regional countries work hand in hand,” the Iranian president said.
“We are not looking for war; It is the Zionist regime that forced us to react,” he said in an apparent reference to the Tuesday missile attack on the Zionist entity.
The Iranian president further warned the Israeli regime of a harsher response.
He stressed the Zionist regime is seeking instability and insecurity in the region, calling on the US and Europe to stop the regime as war is in no one’s interest.
Upon his arrival at Doha airport on Wednesday, Pezeshkian referred to the assassination of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran two months ago, noting that the US and European countries had asked Iran not to take any action, promising that they would bring peace to Gaza within a week.
He emphasized that Iran’s decision to wait allowed the Zionist regime to expand its crimes and become more emboldened.
Referring to establishing peace and security in the region, the Iranian president highlighted, “It was Israel that assassinated Haniyeh in Tehran.”
“In recent days, we have warned about increasing tensions in Lebanon. The occupying regime must stop its oppressive war on Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon. Mediation is our strategic option.”
Sheikh Tamim said they will continue their mediation efforts aimed at stopping the genocidal campaign in Gaza and securing the release of the captives.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps carried out a missile strike against the Israeli occupation entity on Tuesday evening.
The IRGC said in a statement that it has targeted “the heart of the occupied territories” in response to the martyrdom of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, and IRGC general Abbas Nilforoushan at the hands of the Zionist regime.
Source: Agencies
