Pezeshkian Says Iran Will Not Yield After U.S. And Israel Conflict

According to CNBC, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran will not surrender and has resisted aggression from the U.S. and Israel, telling a gathering of Indian religious leaders in New Delhi late Friday that the country will not yield to what he called bullying arrogance. His remarks came ahead of the BRICS Summit in India and followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran would have wiped out Israel and the Middle East, and started hitting U.S. cities, if Washington had not taken military action against Iran. Pezeshkian, on his first visit to India, also met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, when Modi raised concerns about the safety of seafarers and called for peace, freedom of navigation and commerce, and a resolution through dialogue and diplomacy. The article said shipments of oil and other cargoes through the Strait of Hormuz have slowed sharply since the U.S. and Israel began their war on Iran on Feb. 28, while global crude prices have surged and India remains highly exposed to supply disruptions because it imports nearly 85% of its fuel needs.