Sri Lanka, April 1 -- Iranian state media reported Tuesday that Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country is ready to stop fighting, provided it knows it won't be attacked again.

"We have never sought tension or war at any stage, and we have the necessary resolve to end this war if the required conditions are met, especially the necessary guarantees to prevent a recurrence of aggression," Pezeshkian said, according to Press TV.

Press TV reported Pezeshkian's remarks in an article about the Iranian president's conversation with European Council President António Costa.

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