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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Patrick Wintour in New York

Iranian president accuses Israel of seeking wider conflict

Masoud Pezeshkian
Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s presidential election on a ticket of better relations with the west. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has accused Israel of fanning the flames of war in the Middle East and said he hoped Iran could avoid being dragged into acting in a way “not worthy” of it, as he spoke to the media on his first official visit to the US.

The reformist, who took office in July after winning an election on a ticket of better relations with the west, said during a roundtable with journalists as he attended the UN general assembly in New York that no one benefited from war and that anyone who said otherwise was deluding themselves.

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