Iran’s Pezeshkian rejects U.S. pressure, praises Russia, China

Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a gathering with his supporters July 6 at the shrine of Iran’s late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in south of Tehran, Iran. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS /File Photo)

The US should realise that Iran will not respond to pressure, President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement published on Saturday, in which he also highlighted his country’s friendship with China and Russia.