Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that he will stand by whatever decision is taken by the country’s supreme leadership “until the end”, according to comments carried by Iran’s Fars news agency.

He notes that Iran’s commanders know their own capabilities “better than you and me” about whether or not to continue fighting, adding, “The duty is not to wage war against the government; neither is it with the government in law, nor is it with the government in continuation. The government is the place that must provide the supplies.”

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