Iran’s supreme leader orders end to status quo with US

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued new directives on ending the state of “neither war nor peace” with the US.

“The supreme leader ordered us to end the no-war, no-peace situation,” he said, according to Iranian media reports.

Iran has stepped up diplomatic efforts after threats by Trump that the US could resume full-scale strikes. “We can hold talks with dignity and bring the matter to an end with dignity,” Pezeshkian added.

Meanwhile,  Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met with Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Tehran on Friday to discuss ways out of the conflict with the United States.

During the meeting, Ghalibaf stressed the need for the US to “respect Iran’s rights” in order for talks to progress, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported.

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