No one is challenging this statement.
This is the whole point, which means Iran didn't want escalation.
And US is happy, because Iran doesn't want escalation even after losing its top general.
On a separate note, the world should commend your government's efforts to deescalate.. because they way your public came out, any other government would have been dragged into pounding nearby US bases causing severe damage to life and property.. This whole region would have become a hell once more.
We, the people, don't know the cost of a war until we are not dragged into one.. Ask a Syrian, or an Iraqi..
When Saddam forcefully occupied Kuwait, Iraqi public was dancing on streets.. however, if you ask anyone who danced at that time to go back in time and dance again, he will tell the public the horrors he has seen due to Saddam's decision.
Saddam was brave, but a fool.. same fate was avoided by your leadership today.