Iranian president calls for diplomatic resolution to conflict with US

Following renewed attacks between the Iran and US,

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his

country still views diplomacy as the primary

way to resolve disputes.

During his appearance at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, he reiterates his country did not start the war.

The two sides exchanged fire on the weekend with the US targeting

Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island, in the Strait of Hormuz,

and Iran responding by firing missiles at American military facilities in Jordan,

which were intercepted.

Pezeshkian says if the US returns to its commitments in the

memorandum of understanding, Iran will immediately reciprocate, but maintains the US has no right to impose sanctions on Iran and the measures are in violation of international laws.