{"id":1016267,"date":"2026-08-22T03:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T03:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1016267\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T03:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T03:35:18","slug":"iranian-president-says-time-to-end-war-with-us-from-position-of-strength-us-israel-war-on-iran-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1016267\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian president says time to end war with US from \u2018position of strength\u2019 | US-Israel war on Iran News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Omani and Iranian foreign ministers hold a call as Washington prepares economic sanctions amid ongoing shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to the months-long war with the United States, stating that Tehran holds a position of strength as diplomatic talks remain stalled.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is better that we bring the war to an end now as we are in a position of power and dignity,\u201d Pezeshkian said in a meeting with doctors on Friday. \u201cThe whole world acknowledges our victory and emphasises that America has attacked our schools, hospitals and infrastructure in violation of all regulations and is hated around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pezeshkian \u2013 whose authority as president is ultimately subordinate to Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a> \u2013 also defended the June memorandum of understanding<\/a> agreed with Washington against hardline domestic critics in parliament, who accused his administration of giving concessions to the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey cannot find even a single clause in this agreement that indicates capitulation. All the commitments concern the other side,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, days after the memorandum of understanding expired, Iran\u2019s military leadership has warned that the country remains ready to strike back against any new threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith preparedness across land, sea, air, air defence and cyberspace, Iran\u2019s armed forces will respond to the enemy\u2019s new threats with crushing, punishing and devastating responses,\u201d Major-General Ali Abdollahi, chief of staff of Iran\u2019s armed forces, was quoted as saying by Iranian media.<\/p>\n

Strait of Hormuz<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Omani and Iranian foreign ministers discussed in a phone call<\/a> on Friday ways to create suitable conditions for resuming dialogue and negotiations, as well as developments affecting navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Oman\u2019s state news agency.<\/p>\n

Tehran continues to keep the key waterway partially shut while Washington persists with a naval counterblockade. Reports in US media indicate the US navy has been organising and protecting secret convoys of tankers through the southern sector of the strait, enabling between five and 10 million barrels a day of oil to be exported.<\/p>\n

In Washington, President Donald Trump expressed scepticism over Tehran\u2019s willingness to negotiate, telling reporters when asked if US military options with Iran were limited: \u201cIt just means that we\u2019re seeing what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have total control of that entire region having to do with the Strait of Hormuz, and that means well into it, the land areas. So, they would love to make a deal, but they\u2019re not ready to make the right deal, in my opinion,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n

He has also warned of economic consequences<\/a> against any country that provides \u201cany type of lifeline to Iran\u201d.<\/p>\n

The comments came as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that Washington would \u201ccollapse\u201d the Iranian government with a sanctions campaign.<\/p>\n

Bessent will hold a news conference at the Department of the Treasury on Monday, where he is expected to outline planned sanctions against Iran, marking a shift by the Trump administration towards economic rather than military pressure as the war nears the six-month mark.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already condemned the US plan, accusing Washington of \u201ceconomic terrorism\u201d and stating that \u201cthe instigators of these sanctions are deserving of trial and punishment\u201d.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s\u00a0Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Lin Jian also criticised the US measures, stating that \u201csanctions and pressure will not help resolve the issue\u201d and urging all parties to \u201ctake responsible measures and resolve the problem through political and diplomatic means\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Omani and Iranian foreign ministers hold a call as Washington prepares economic sanctions amid ongoing shipping disruptions in…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1016268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[266350,74,113,83,4785,99,32301,3097,1802,50,32302,80,6673,271,67,272944],"class_list":["post-1016267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-bahrain","tag-china","tag-conflict","tag-iran","tag-iraq","tag-israel","tag-kuwait","tag-middle-east","tag-military","tag-news","tag-oman","tag-politics","tag-qatar","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-united-states","tag-us-israel-war-on-iran"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117137070896421226","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1016267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1016268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1016267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1016267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1016267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}