Iranian President PEZESHKIAN said Iran has not attacked another country in the past 200 years and has built its capabilities to protect national security, not to treat neighbors as adversaries. On the Strait of Hormuz he warned that, under sanctions, Iran cannot allow some countries unrestricted use of the waterway while those countries use it to carry out attacks against Iran. He said Iran will not yield to military pressure and is prepared to negotiate without using force, pursuing diplomatic

Iranian President PEZESHKIAN said Iran has not attacked another country in the past 200 years and has built its capabilities to protect national security, not to treat neighbors as adversaries. On the Strait of Hormuz he warned that, under sanctions, Iran cannot allow some countries unrestricted use of the waterway while those countries use it to carry out attacks against Iran. He said Iran will not yield to military pressure and is prepared to negotiate without using force, pursuing diplomatic solutions.