地区国家有能力通过合作确保自身安全，无需美国参与，伊朗总统周四表示。
Countries in the region are capable of ensuring their own security through cooperation without US involvement, said Iran's president on Thursday.
在一场当地节日庆典活动上，马苏德·佩泽希齐扬就地区问题发表讲话，呼吁邻国加强合作，这是伊朗总统府的一份声明所说的。
Speaking at an event marking a local holiday, Masoud Pezeshkian addressed regional issues and called for closer cooperation among neighboring countries, according to a statement from the Iranian presidency.
“我们与周边所有国家都是兄弟，我们都是穆斯林。因此，我们可以互相帮助，确保本地区的安全，”他说。
“We are brothers with all the countries around us, and we are all Muslims. Therefore, we can help one another and ensure the security of our region,” he said.
“地区国家不需要美国从世界另一端以提供安全为借口前来，”佩泽希齐扬说。
“Regional countries do not need the US to come from the other side of the world under the pretext of providing security,” Pezeshkian said.
他还批评了华盛顿的军事开支，并指责美国在将其存在描述为地区安全所必需的同时，犯下了侵权行为。
He also criticized Washington’s military spending and accused the US of committing violations while presenting its presence as necessary for regional security.
这些言论发表之际，德黑兰与华盛顿之间的紧张局势持续，这场当前冲突始于2月28日，当时美国和以色列对伊朗发动袭击，德黑兰则通过袭击以色列以及其所说的阿拉伯国家中的美国阵地进行回应。
The remarks come amid continued tensions between Tehran and Washington following the start of the current conflict on Feb. 28, when the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran and Tehran responded by targeting Israel and what it said were US positions in Arab countries.
华盛顿和德黑兰于6月18日签署了一项框架协议，随后开始谈判，但谈判后来因霍尔木兹海峡航行自由和安全问题上的分歧而破裂，霍尔木兹海峡是全球能源和货物运输的关键航道。
Washington and Tehran on June 18 signed a framework agreement and subsequently began negotiations, but the talks later collapsed over differences concerning freedom and security of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global energy and goods shipments.