Chantal Da Silva reports on world news for NBC News Digital and is based in London.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that his country does not seek war with Israel and is not trying to destabilize the Middle East. Pezeshkian accused Israel of stoking the conflict, citing the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, in Tehran on July 31. But he called for dialogue to resolve the turmoil in the region. 'We want to live in peace,' Pezeshkian told reporters in New York City as the United Nation General Assembly gets underway.
The remarks drew comparisons to Iran's stance around the time of the 2015 nuclear deal that saw Tehran curtail its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. Pezeshkian said Iran is not interested in a new nuclear deal but to return to the 2015 agreement. “Let’s go back to step one,' he said. President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S.
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