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Iranian president: It is up to US if it wants to end Iran war

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said it was up to the United States to choose when the Iran war will end, when he was asked if the conflict could end by the end of the year.

Kanishka Singh Reuters

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September 25, 2026

 Iranian president: It is up to US if it wants to end Iran war

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi, India, September 11, 2026.

Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters

WASHINGTON - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said it was up to the United States to choose when the Iran war will end, when he was asked if the conflict could end by the end of the year.


"It's America that must choose whether it wants to end this or not," Pezeshkian said, responding to the question in an interview aired on Thursday evening on Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier" show.


-Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Chris Reese/Reuters

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