New President vows balance, but warns US that Iran won’t be pressured

Masoud Pezeshkian triumphed in the July 5 run-off. Picture: AP

Iran’s newly-elected President said his government will create “balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure”.

Masoud Pezeshkian penned “My Message To The New World” in the country’s state-owned Tehran Times, praising the latest presidential election that “demonstrated remarkable stability” and vowing to uphold “promises I made during my campaign”.