Iran's Pezeshkian praises Russia, China; says won't respond to US pressure

Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has praised Russia and China and said he will not respond to US' pressure. "China and Russia have consistently stood by us during challenging times,” Pezeshkian wrote in his piece titled 'A Message to the New World'. He also blamed the US and Europe for inflicting “hundreds of billions of dollars in damage” to Iran’s economy.