# Masoud Pezeshkian: Peace, Not Surrender

https://mins.news/en/item/107729

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-20 11:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/al-jazeera-world/2026/10/20/masoud-pezeshkian-peace-not-surrender?traffic_source=rss

> In an exclusive interview, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian discusses sanctions, regional conflict and US-Israel tensions, and calls for Muslim unity. He portrays Iran as a target of what he calls “terrorism,” cites damage to trust in Washington, defends Iran’s retaliatory strikes on US bases in the Gulf and wider Arab region, and argues regional security should be managed locally.

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