Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said it would be “better” if the war ends now, while Tehran is in a position of strength, the country’s state-run media reported on Friday, writes CNN.

Pezeshkian said it would be “better to end the war today while we are in a position of strength and dignity,” Iran’s state-run Mizan News Agency and the semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) cited Pezeshkian as saying.

The president’s comments about wanting the conflict to end came as Iran’s armed forces chief of staff warned that any “new threats” would be met with a “crushing” response, Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency reported.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Thursday it could deploy more “destructive” weapons if the war restarts, according to Iranian semi-official media, after US President Donald Trump said he had paused talks with Tehran.