Masoud Pezeshkian

September 13, 2026 1:24 AM

BRICS leaders join PM Modi in tree plantation initiative

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of other BRICS member countries participated in a joint tree plantation initiative in New Delhi on Saturday. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and Brazil Foreign M...

September 12, 2026 12:59 AM

PM Modi meets Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on sidelines of BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with the two leaders discussing bilateral ties, developments in West Asia and cooperation in multilateral forums. The meeting was the second interaction between PM Modi and Pezeshkian in less than two weeks. The two leaders had earlier met on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek on August 31. During the meeting, the two leaders reviewed various aspects of Indi...

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...

September 8, 2026 1:26 PM

“Will certainly make use of opportunity provided by BRICS Summit”: Iran hails ties with India ahead of Pezeshkian’s visit

Iran on Monday highlighted India as a vital diplomatic hub ahead of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s visit to New Delhi for the upcoming BRICS summit, expressing optimism that the grouping will provide a strong platform to deepen bilateral trade and strategic cooperation. During a press briefing, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei emphasised the importance Tehran places on its long-standing ties with New Delhi. Referring to President Pezeshkian’s recent bilateral ta...

August 31, 2026 7:10 PM

In meeting with Iran president, PM Modi calls for resolution of West Asia conflict through dialogue and diplomacy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday that India wants to “expand and diversify” the trade basket with Iran in the “times to come” and called for resolution of the West Asia conflict through dialogue and diplomacy. PM Modi held talks with President Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. “Met President Masoud Pezeshkian in Bishkek. Reiterated our commitment to strengthening India’s long-standing friendsh...

August 31, 2026 4:11 PM

PM Modi meets Iranian President Pezeshkian in Bishkek, discusses bilateral ties and West Asia situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Met President Masoud Pezeshkian in Bishkek. Reiterated our commitment to strengthening India’s long standing friendship with Iran across diverse sectors. We want to expand and diversify our trade basket in the times to come." "We had a discussion on the prevailing situation in the region. India wi...

January 5, 2026 10:03 AM

Iran government triples subsidies to meet people’s needs

Iran has announced a major increase in government subsidies as it moves to ease the impact of rising prices and the weakening rial on households. The government says monthly subsidies will rise from three million rials to ten million rials per household, more than tripling the current amount. The support will not be given in cash. Instead, the money will be credited to household cards that can be used to buy essential goods. Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said, “the credit will be d...

November 7, 2025 6:45 PM

Iran’s Pezeshkian says Tehran seeks peace, but will not bow to coercion

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Iran seeks peace, but will not be coerced into abandoning its nuclear and missile programmes, state media reported. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran had been asking if U.S. sanctions against the country could be lifted. "We are willing to hold talks under international frameworks, but not if they say you can't have a (nuclear) science, or the right to defend yourself (with missiles) or else we will bomb you," Pezeshk...

November 2, 2025 6:18 PM

Iran’s president says Tehran will rebuild its nuclear facilities

Tehran will rebuild its nuclear facilities "with greater strength", Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told state media on Sunday, adding that the country does not seek a nuclear weapon. U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that he would order fresh attacks on Iran's nuclear sites should Tehran try to restart facilities that the United States bombed in June. Pezeshkian made his comments during a visit to the country's Atomic Energy Organization, during which he met with senior managers from ...

September 24, 2025 9:42 PM

Iran’s president tells UN: Tehran will never seek to build nuclear bomb

Iran has no intention to build nuclear weapons, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, just days before international sanctions could be reimposed on his country over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. "I hereby declare once more before this assembly that Iran has never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear bomb. We do not seek nuclear weapons," Pezeshkian said. On August 28, Britain, France and Germany launched a 30-day process to reimpose U.N. sanct...