Masoud Pezeshkian: Peace, Not Surrender

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on sanctions, regional conflict, US-Israel tensions and his call for Muslim unity. An exclusive Al Jazeera interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, by Al Jazeera Arabic’s Ali al-Dafiri at the United Nations in New York. Peace negotiations between the United States and Iran are struggling to make progress – but here Pezeshkian portrays Iran as the target of what he calls “terrorism”, pointing to the assassination of Iranian officials, scientists and schoolchildren in US and Israeli attacks. He addresses the serious impact of increased US sanctions on the Iranian economy, tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, and a series of broken agreements that, he argues, have destroyed Tehran’s trust in Washington.