Iranian President Says It Is Time to End War While Negotiating From a Position of Strength

Iran’s president has said the country should work toward ending the war while negotiating from a position of strength. The remarks suggest Tehran may be open to diplomatic efforts, but wants to preserve leverage and avoid appearing weakened. The president did not specify which conflict or outline conditions for a settlement in the statement. Any move toward talks would likely depend on military developments, international pressure and guarantees acceptable to Iran. Officials in countries have not responded to the comments.