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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran does not seek war but will stand firm against any aggressor, asserting that no power can force a determined nation to surrender. Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf separately touted new regional pacts as heralding a 'new stage' in Iran's diplomatic posture amid heightened tensions with the United States and calls from the region for de-escalation. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, added to the defiant messaging in a written statement released Sunday, describing the United States and Israel as 'sworn enemies' of Muslim unity and calling for greater solidarity and cooperation across the Islamic world. He said the US and Israel strive to exploit racial, cultural, social, economic, political and geographical differences among Muslims to weaken their cohesion, reinforcing Tehran's broader narrative of resistance against Western and Israeli pressure.