Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian argued that President Donald Trump’s actions went against his image as a peacemaker, threatening to set the Middle East ablaze.

In an interview with NBC News while in town to speak at the United Nations General Assembly, Pezeshkian delivered a defiant message while denouncing Trump.

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