Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has criticised the US and Israel’s “unprovoked war” on the country during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Tehran, Al Jazeera reports.

“The martyrdom of the Leader of the Revolution (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei), commanders, scientists, students, and targeting our country’s infrastructure did not comply with any logic or legal or international standards, and these actions were taken while the Islamic Republic of Iran was on the path of dialogue and diplomatic engagement,” the IRNA news agency quotes him as saying.

Pezeshkian says Iran “does not accept a country that relies on power and means of pressure to impose its will and desires on other nations” and calls for a world based on mutual respect and constructivism, saying he believes Russia shares “common views and approaches with Iran in this regard”.