ANTARA - Iran remains committed to diplomacy and peaceful solutions, President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a message to Pope Leo XIV, according to Iranian state media reports on Saturday.
Pezeshkian also expressed Tehran's appreciation for the moral and logical stance shown by the Catholic leader regarding the recent military aggression against Iran, according to the IRNA news agency.
"Iran targets US and Israeli targets within the framework of legitimate defense," the Iranian president said, while calling on the international community to act responsibly against US illegal actions.
Regional tensions have escalated since the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran on February 28. In response, Tehran carried out a retaliatory attack targeting Israel as well as US allies in the Gulf region, accompanied by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The ceasefire came into effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but negotiations in Islamabad failed to produce a permanent agreement. US President Donald Trump then extended the ceasefire indefinitely.
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