‘Will Not Surrender to Force and Bullying’: Pezeshkian Says Iran Is Open to Dialogue Amid US Tensions

November 9, 2026

Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that while Iran is willing to engage in talks it will not bow to pressure and has stressed that dialogue must be based on justice, equality and respect.

Pezeshkian made the comments during the 72nd anniversary ceremony of the Iranian Milk Industries Company (Pegah) on Sunday with company officials and workers in attendance.

Pezeshkian said Iran’s enemies, the United States and Israel, had tried to hit Iran, but noted that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei had said there would be an end to the current status of “neither war nor peace”.

“We can talk with dignity and end the issue with dignity. We are people of dialogue and negotiation, and logic dictates that if we can get our rights through dialogue, we should not get ourselves involved in war. But we will not surrender to force and bullying.” However we will never bow to pressure and bullying, he said.

Pezeshkian also noted his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in September, stressing Iran’s willingness to dialogue fairly and equally.

“In my speech to the UN General Assembly, I also emphasized that we are people of dialogue based on justice and on equal and fair terms, and we demand our rights, but we will not submit to force.” We will never bow to pressure.

Iran Says 48-Hour Plan To Secure Strait Of Hormuz Is On The Table

Pezeshkian’s comments come after Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Monday that Iran’s two day plan to resolve the crisis was still on the table.

Baghaei said during his weekly press briefing that if the United States fulfilled Iran’s demands then the security of the strategic Strait of Hormuz could be restored within 48 hours, Iranian news agency ISNA reported.

Baghaei noted that the two day plan was the “most reasonable” option and stated that if the United States agreed to Tehran’s demands then positive developments could be seen in the region.

“Iran’s two-day plan is the most reasonable possible plan and remains on the table; if the United States meets Iran’s demands, the region will see positive developments within two days, and security will return to the Strait of Hormuz,” Baghaei said, according to IRNA.

“The Americans must make a genuine decision, if they have properly understood the message of their own people.”

Baghaei also noted that Iran’s plan was a show of good faith and dismissed comments by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Iran’s demands were illogical.

Iran has demanded an end to the economic blockade and an end to hostilities on all fronts. It has noted that this is logical and must be addressed before talks with Washington can resume.

“What is irrational and absurd is the US attack on Iran in the middle of negotiations. By any logic, norm or standard, the US attack was not only absurd, illegal and irrational, but also criminal.” It was a crime.

Iran Says Progress In Talks With US Hampered By Election Results

Recent diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict have stalled with uncertainty over whether talks can resume between Washington and Tehran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the diplomatic efforts have been hampered by the election results in the United States,

“US election results have shocked the mediators’ shuttle diplomacy; we need to wait a little. There has been no movement over the past few days, and the main reason is the results of the US election, which have ultimately come as a shock to everyone.” It has really surprised everybody.

Araghchi added that the mediators would need time for the situation to calm down and for the circumstances to be right for them to visit.

“We need to be a little patient.”

Trump Says Another Attack On Iran ‘Highly Unlikely’

US President Donald Trump has said on Sunday (local time) that another attack on Iran was “Highly Unlikely” while negotiations were progressing but did not rule it out completely.

Trump claimed in a phone interview with CNN that the United States had already dealt a severe blow to Tehran.

“It depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement,” he said, referring to Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The US President added that American forces had identified key targets throughout Iran, including power plants and bridges. He said that 38 bridges could be destroyed in an hour.

“They want to make a deal so badly.”