Tehran, Nov. 9 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday, November 9, that Tehran favoured negotiations with the United States to end the prolonged state of "neither war nor peace", but would not give in to pressure or coercion.

Speaking at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of Iran Dairy Industries Company, Pezeshkian said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had instructed officials to bring the current stalemate to an end.

"We can negotiate with dignity and resolve the issue with dignity. We favour dialogue and negotiations," he said, according to a statement published on the Iranian presidency's website.

He said disputes should be resolved through diplomacy rather than military confrontation whenever a country's rights ...