Iranian president reaffirms stance against “military threats” in region

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on May 6 that Iran will not be forced into surrender, making the remarks during a telephone conversation with the designated Prime Minister of Iraq.

“We Muslims have already surrendered to the Almighty; no one else can make us surrender. In my call with Iraq's PM Ali Falih Alzaidy, I urged the US to remove military threats from our region; followers of the Shia school cannot be coerced by force,” he wrote on X.

We Muslims have already surrendered to the Almighty; no one else can make us surrender.

In my call with Iraq's PM @AliFalihAlzaidy, I urged the US to remove military threats from our region; followers of the Shia school cannot be coerced by force. #Iran #Iraq https://t.co/9Fh1XJyl0F

— Masoud Pezeshkian (@drpezeshkian) May 5, 2026