‘We must join hands’: Iran’s president apologizes for attacks on neighboring countries

Masoud Pezeshkian

Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, issued a surprising televised address on Saturday as the war involving Iran, the United States, and Israel entered its eighth day.

In a pre-recorded five-minute video statement aired on Iranian state television, Pezeshkian apologized for Iranian strikes on neighboring countries while simultaneously warning that Iran would never surrender to outside pressure.

The remarks come amid escalating regional tensions, U.S. military deployments...