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‘Which interests being served by war?’ Iran’s Pezeshkian asks US public

Al Jazeera · · 713 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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“Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged people in the United States to look beyond 'a flood of distortions and manufactured narratives' and ask whose interests are being served by the US-Israeli war on Iran.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and former heart surgeon who has served as the ninth president of Iran since 2024. A member of the reformist faction, he is the olde…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beginning on 28 February 2026, the governments of the United States under Donald Trump and Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu launched coordinated joint attacks on various sites in Iran, which started t…
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“Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire”
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“Iran authorities await war ‘victory’ as supporters mark 1979 anniversary”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A referendum on creating an Islamic Republic was held in Iran on 30 and 31 March 1979. Political parties such as the National Democratic Front and the Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Interim Government of Iran (Persian: دولت موقت ايران, romanized: Dowlat-e Movaqat-e Irân) was the first government established in Iran after the Iranian Revolution. It was formed by the order of R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution, culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the Is…
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“Why Iran says its universities are being targeted”
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“Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged people in the United States to look beyond 'a flood of distortions and manufactured narratives' and ask whose interests are being served by the US-Israeli war on Iran.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and former heart surgeon who has served as the ninth president of Iran since 2024. A member of the reformist faction, he is the olde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoud_Pezeshkian
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beginning on 28 February 2026, the governments of the United States under Donald Trump and Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu launched coordinated joint attacks on various sites in Iran, which started t…
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“Pezeshkian questioned whether President Donald Trump’s 'America First' policy is 'truly among the priorities of the US government today'.”
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“Pezeshkian rejected portrayals of Tehran as a threat, noting that Iran had twice been attacked while its negotiators were taking part in multilateral nuclear talks – once when Israel launched a 12-day war in June 2025, with the US briefly joining the campaign, and again at the end of February this year.”
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“The US president also said Iran’s 'new regime president' had requested a ceasefire to end the war – a claim Iranian officials denied.”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A senior Iranian official has denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s 'new regime president' has asked for a ceasefire
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“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been pushing the US to attack Iran for decades while also seeking to derail diplomacy between Washington and Tehran, according to experts.”
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“Since the war began last month, the Israeli military has also claimed responsibility for several strikes against critical Iranian infrastructure, further escalating the conflict.”
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“Pezeshkian also questioned whether the Trump administration was 'manipulated' by the US’s top Middle East ally, Israel, in launching the war against Iran on February 28.”
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“Israel’s influence”
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“Trump, for his part, is set to deliver a speech at 9pm local time in Washington, DC, on Wednesday (01:00 GMT on Thursday) to share what the White House said will be 'an important update on Iran'.”
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“The Iranian president’s letter comes just hours after Trump issued his latest threat against Tehran, writing on social media that the US would continue 'blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!' unless the Strait of Hormuz is reopened.”
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“Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem noted that the US and Iranian governments have been fighting a 'war of narratives' amid the deadly conflict.”
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“Pezeshkian also stressed that Iran holds 'no enmity' towards other nations or the American people.”
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