--- title: "Iranian president says ending war depends on US decision" description: "Most outlets reported the Iranian president's statement that the United States must decide whether to end the war, with a focus on the framing of the US role in ending the conflict. Aaj News included a partial quote suggesting the president expressed a desire to avoid continuing the war, while ARY News emphasized the need for dialogue over conflict." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10530-iran-s-president-says-it-is-up-to-us-to-choose-if-it-wants site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Iranian president says ending war depends on US decision world · updated 26 Sep 2026, 6:59 AM PKT · 25–26 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Iran's president stated the responsibility for ending the war lies with the United States, emphasizing the need for dialogue. Aaj News included a partial quote from the president, noting his statement that the US must choose when the conflict ends, while ARY News framed the message as a call for the US to decide whether to end the war and prioritize dialogue over conflict. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 26 Sep 2026 — US ‘must choose’ whether to end war: Iran (1 outlet) - **Business Recorder** — [US ‘must choose’ whether to end war: Iran](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441303/us-must-choose-whether-to-end-war-iran) · 26 Sep 2026, 6:59 AM PKT > UNITED NATIONS: It is for the United States to choose whether to end its war in Iran as Tehran does not wish to continue fighting, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a US television interview aired Thursday. Pezeshkian took a defiant stand at the UN Wednesday, for which he travelled to New York, telling the world that Iran would not “bend at the knee” to Washington — even as US Preside... ### 25 Sep 2026 — Iranian president says ending war depends on US decision (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported the Iranian president's statement that the United States must decide whether to end the war, with a focus on the framing of the US role in ending the conflict. Aaj News included a partial quote suggesting the president expressed a desire to avoid continuing the war, while ARY News emphasized the need for dialogue over conflict. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Iran's president says it is up to US to choose if it wants to end Iran war](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330473895/irans-president-says-it-is-up-to-us-to-choose-if-it-wants-to-end-iran-war) · 25 Sep 2026, 8:57 AM PKT > Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ​said it was up to the United States to ‌choose when the Iran war will end, when asked if the conflict could end by the end of the year. “But we do not ​wish to continue. It’s America that must choose whether ​it wants to end this or not,” Pezeshkian said, ⁠responding to the question in an interview aired on ​Thursday on Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Ba... - **ARY News (English)** — [US ‘must choose’ whether to end war: Iran president to Fox News](https://arynews.tv/us-must-choose-whether-to-end-war-iran-president-to-fox-news) · 25 Sep 2026, 8:42 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Iran's President highlights the US role in ending the war in Iran and emphasizes the need for dialogue over conflict. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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