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Iran war live: Pezeshkian urges people in US to question gov’t war motives

Iran’s president urges US citizens to ‘look beyond machinery of misinformation’, ask if Trump putting ‘America first’.

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By Nils Adler, Umut Uras and Usaid Siddiqui
Published On 1 Apr 2026

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  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in open letter, calls on US citizens to question government motives for war, “look beyond the machinery of misinformation”.
  • A senior Iranian official has denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s “new regime president” has asked for a ceasefire,