Lawmaker says Iran doesn't want direct or proxy war with US
Source: Associated Press
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MAY 22, 2019 02:30 AM
TEHRAN, IRAN
A prominent reformist lawmaker in Iran has reportedly said the Islamic Republic "under no circumstance" will enter a war with the U.S., either directly or through proxy forces.
Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh's comments on Wednesday, reported by the semi-official ILNA news agency, come amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington a year after President Donald Trump pulled America from Iran's nuclear deal with world powers.
Falahatpisheh was quoted as saying that "under no circumstance will we enter a war."
He added: "No group can announce that it has entered a proxy war from Iran's side."
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