Iran will never remain silent in the face of aggression, president says

Vehicles drive past a huge banner showing the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, left, who was killed in an assassination last week, joining hands with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a square in downtown Tehran on Aug. 5, 2024. (AP)

• Tehran considers avoidance of war and the effort to establish global peace and security as fundamental principles

DUBAI: Iran will never remain silent in the face of aggression against its interests and security, President Masoud Pezeshkian told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, state media reported on Wednesday, amid an increase in regional tensions following the killing in Tehran last week of Hammas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Pezeshkian also told Macron that Tehran considers avoidance of war and the effort to establish global peace and security as fundamental principles.

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