Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian

September 13, 2026 12:40 AM

Iranian President Pezeshkian Meets President Murmu, Discusses India-Iran Ties

Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan during his first visit to India, with the two leaders discussing the long-standing bonds of friendship between India and Iran, including strong cultural and people-to-people ties. Welcoming President Pezeshkian, President Murmu expressed appreciation for the support extended by Iran during India’s BRICS presidency, according to a press release from the President’s Secretariat. President Mu...

September 11, 2026 3:53 PM

India, Iran working for shared progress, prosperity as BRICS partners: MEA

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, with India highlighting its longstanding civilisational ties with Iran and the two countries' shared commitment to progress and prosperity. Pezeshkian was received at the airport by Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. In a post on X, the MEA said, “Pleased to welcome President of Iran, Dr Pezeshkian at the 18th BRICS...

August 31, 2026 11:15 PM

PM Modi attends opening ceremony of World Nomad Games alongside SCO leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, alongside several visiting SCO leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The sixth edition of the games is being held in Kyrgyzstan from August 31 to September 6. PM Modi, who is in Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, attended the opening ceremony and greeted the Indian contingent part...

June 29, 2026 4:56 PM

Mediators set up de-escalation channels ahead of US-Iran talks:Report

Iranian and U.S. technical teams working on the implementation of an interim peace deal are expected to meet in Doha in the coming days, a source told Reuters on Monday, after tit-for-tat weekend strikes threatened to derail the fragile accord. Mediators have established communications channels to de-escalate any incidents, and technical talks are set to continue, the source, with knowledge of the discussions, added. However, a senior Iranian official was reported as saying technical meetings w...

June 18, 2026 10:23 AM

US-Iran sign 14-point MoU ending military operations, reopening Hormuz

US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have virtually signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and launching a 60-day process to negotiate a final agreement on sanctions and Iran’s nuclear programme. Citing a White House official, CNN reported that Trump signed the memorandum on Wednesday while meeting French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. The agreement, which was a...

April 9, 2026 4:57 PM

Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon after huge attacks jeopardise truce

Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday, putting the Middle East ceasefire in further jeopardy after its biggest attacks of the war on its neighbour killed more than 250 people and threatened to torpedo Donald Trump's truce from the outset. Iranian negotiators were expected to set off later on Thursday for Pakistan for the first peace talks of the war, due to meet a U.S. delegation on Saturday. But there was no sign Iran had lifted its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which has caus...

February 9, 2026 5:44 PM

Top Iranian security official to visit Oman after Iran-US nuclear talks

The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Larijani, will lead a delegation to the Omani capital of Muscat on Tuesday, according to the SNSC-affiliated Nour News. Larijani is scheduled to meet with high-ranking Omani officials to discuss regional and international developments, as well as bilateral relations, the news outlet reported Monday. The visit comes after Oman hosted and mediated a round of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States on F...