Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the country’s temporary leadership council had agreed to “no longer attack neighboring countries or launch missiles unless an attack on Iran originates from those countries.”

He blamed the loss of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and senior military commanders for some of his country’s strikes, saying in an address on state television that some attacks were carried out because the armed forces “acted independently.”

Iranian President Pezeshkian attends police academy graduation ceremony

But Pezeshkian warned Iran’s neighbors not to become “tools of imperialism,” one week on from the outbreak of the war that has seen strikes across the Gulf.

“Let us set aside all disagreements, concerns and grievances,” Pezeshkian said. “Today we must defend our own land to bring Iran out of this crisis with dignity.”

He also rejected President Trump’s call for Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” responding: “They will take their dream to the grave if they think we will surrender unconditionally.”