In a recent development, Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, has pointed fingers at Israel for escalating the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.br br What Happened: Pezeshkian, in his address to the media on Monday, alleged that Israel is creating “traps” to instigate Iran into a wider conflict. He voiced Iran’s unwillingness to see the current Gaza war and Israeli-Lebanon border airstrikes escalate, reported AP News.