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Iran's President Says U.S. Must Choose When War Ends

The remark shifts responsibility to Washington and signals growing military strain, economic costs and political pressure around efforts to stop the fighting.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/CAITLIN OCHS
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a military march in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. NO ACCESS FOR ISRAELI MEDIA. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR
Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 23, 2026.

Overview

  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told U.S. media that Tehran does not want to continue the conflict and that it is up to the United States to decide when the war will stop.
  • The war began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran followed by Iranian strikes on Israel and Gulf targets, and fighting has since included attacks on shipping, strikes inside Iran and Lebanon, and large civilian displacement.
  • President Donald Trump has alternated between public threats of drastic force and suggestions of a possible deal, while Tehran has rejected surrender and defended its right to peaceful nuclear activity under the NPT.
  • U.S. forces remain operationally engaged with CENTCOM protecting and escorting shipping through the Gulf, and budget estimates and market moves show the conflict is already imposing heavy fiscal and oil-price pressures.
  • Domestic politics and quiet diplomacy are competing with public threats as the House presses for an end to hostilities and reports suggest contacts between Tehran and Washington have occurred without producing a deal.