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In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian attends a mourning ceremony commemorating the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 12, 2024. Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create "balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.” (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian attends a mourning ceremony commemorating the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 12, 2024. Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create "balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.” (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian prays in a mourning ceremony commemorating the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, next to a portrait of the late President Ebrahim Raisi, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 12, 2024. Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create "balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.” (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian prays in a mourning ceremony commemorating the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, next to a portrait of the late President Ebrahim Raisi, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 12, 2024. Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create "balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.” (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

FILE - Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian greets his supporters in a meeting a day after the presidential election, at the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2024. Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create "balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.” Masoud Pezeshkian penned “My Message To The New World” in the country's state-owned Tehran Times late Friday July 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

FILE - Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian greets his supporters in a meeting a day after the presidential election, at the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2024. Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create "balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.” Masoud Pezeshkian penned “My Message To The New World” in the country's state-owned Tehran Times late Friday July 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian, left, sits next to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a mourning ceremony commemorating the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, as a portrait of the late President Ebrahim Raisi is placed at center, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 12, 2024. Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create "balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.” (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian, left, sits next to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a mourning ceremony commemorating the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, as a portrait of the late President Ebrahim Raisi is placed at center, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 12, 2024. Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create "balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.” (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)