(FILES) This handout picture provided by the media office of the Iranian presidency shows the Islamic republic’s President Masoud Pezeshkian during the annual address to the nation for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Tehran on March 20, 2025. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview released on July 7 that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to assassinate him. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / IRANIAN PRESIDENCY” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS