Iran president vows more severe response if 'Israeli' strikes persist
"The continuation of Zionist aggression will be met with a more severe and powerful response from the Iranian armed forces," Pezeshkian said in a phone call with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to the Iranian presidency.
He criticised what he described as the United States' "dishonesty" for supporting 'Israel' while Washington and Tehran were engaged in nuclear talks.
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