President Hassan Rouhani speaking during a cabinet meeting in the capital Tehran on May 8, 2019. (AFP)

Iran “never seeks war: with the United States, President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday amid a spike in tensions between the two countries. (File photo: AFP)

Iran ‘never seeks war’ with US, Rouhani tells French President Macron

AFP, Tehran

Published: 26 June ,2019: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 10:57 AM GST

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Iran “never seeks war with the United States,” President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday amid a spike in tensions between the two countries.

“Iran has no interest to increase tension in the region and it never seeks war with any country, including (the) US,” the president said during a phone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, quoted by state news agency IRNA.

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