Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Friday that the Trump administration\u2019s actions could destabilize the Middle East amid deteriorating relations with the United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump has said that his administration has come to create peace but the path that they have embarked upon will set fire to the entire region,\u201d Pezeshkian said in an appearance<\/a> on “NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n His comments followed remarks he made<\/a> Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly, where the Iranian president accused the U.S. and Israel<\/a> of inflicting a \u201cgrievous blow upon international trust and the very prospect of peace in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe aerial assaults of the Zionist regime and the United States of America against Iran\u2019s cities, home, and infrastructures [came] precisely at a time<\/a> when we were treading,\u201d Pezeshkian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Israel deployed warplanes and drones<\/a> targeting Iranian nuclear sites and key generals and scientists, starting a 12-day war between the two countries in June. The U.S. joined the conflict<\/a> by bombing three nuclear sites in Iran, with Trump warning of further attacks if peace did not \u201ccome quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n The war ended with hundreds of casualties for Iran, including the deaths of military leaders, scientists and civilians. Twenty-eight Israelis died over the course<\/a> of the war. During his NBC appearance, Pezeshkian said he sustained a leg injury during the conflict, described as a “hematoma formed in the region of the knee.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe dropped the needed liquid and blood and after that, we got over it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Pezeshkian’s visit to the U.S. signals Tehran\u2019s attempt to engage in last-minute talks to stop the U.N. from imposing sanctions on the country over its nuclear program.\u00a0The president told NBC host Tom Llamas that international nuclear inspectors were welcome to come to Iran, adding that he had agreed to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to \u201ccome and inspect on the ground.”<\/p>\n