Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that the US could attack Tehran again during negotiations, saying that trust in Washington has been "completely destroyed."
In a phone call with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday, Pezeshkian said dialogue and diplomacy have always figured atop Iran’s agenda.
"Efforts to resolve differences through dialogue and diplomacy with Iran's responsibility have always been on the agenda," Pezeshkian said in his comments carried by the state-run Press TV.
"But during the negotiations, the United States and the Zionist regime (Israel) attacked Iran twice, and there is a possibility of such actions being repeated – which has led to Iran's complete distrust of the United States."
The US and Israel launched joint attacks on Iran in June 2025 amid nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran. Iran came under another wave of US and Israeli attacks in February following negotiations on the Iranian nuclear programme.
Lukashenko, for his part, expressed concern over escalating tensions in the Gulf and their security and economic consequences for the region and the world.
He expressed hope that differences between Tehran and Washington would be resolved through dialogue and negotiation.
In a post on X, Pezeshkian said that the US naval blockade of his country's ports was effectively an "extension of military operations" by Washington, in spite of an ongoing ceasefire between the two sides.
"The world has witnessed Iran's tolerance and conciliation. What is being done under the guise of a naval blockade is an extension of military operations against a nation paying the price for its resistance and independence," he said.
"Continuation of this oppressive approach is intolerable."
Israel says war may resume
The US and Israel began war on Iran on February 28, prompting retaliation from Tehran against US allies in the Gulf and closing the Strait of Hormuz.
A ceasefire was announced on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, followed by talks in Islamabad on April 11, but an agreement could not be reached. US President Donald Trump later unilaterally extended the truce without any new time frame, at Pakistan’s request.
He also rejected a proposal from Iran, in which Tehran suggested reopening the Strait of Hormuz while leaving questions about its nuclear program for later negotiations.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, meanwhile, also warned that war on Iran may resume "soon."
"It is possible that we will soon need to act again to ensure the objectives are achieved," Katz said during a military event at the defence ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv.
"Iran has suffered extremely harsh blows over the past year, blows that have set it back years in all areas," he added in his statements carried by the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
