Masoud Pezeshkian

Iranian leadership divided as hard-liners sabotage negotiations, Khamenei still unseen - report

Khamenei has not been seen since being appointed in March after the death of his father, and while written statements and messages have been issued in his name, many have doubts.

A woman walks past a mural depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran in August.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L) shakes hands with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the UN's General Assembly.

UN chief Guterres slammed for ignoring Iranian regime executions in talk with President Pezeshkian

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026.

Pezeshkian thanks Putin for position on Iran war, says Tehran, Moscow resist US 'unilateralism'

Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minester Netanyahu at Amunition Hill on Jerusalem Day 2026

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Iran's Pezeshkian says Tehran still seeks negotiated solution to conflict with US - report

Tehran still seeks a negotiated solution to its conflict with the United States, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday, according to semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2026.

Iran economic sanctions leading to extremist regime elements gaining power, dissident says - report

"Under President Trump, the Treasury Department will continue to cut off every economic lifeline sustaining this regime, until Tehran is left completely alone," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent takes questions from reporters as he speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC on August 24, 2026. Bessent, in a column for the Financial Times, declared that an "economic D-Day" had begun against Tehran on Monday.

Iran’s Pezeshkian says war should end while Tehran holds 'position of power'

Pezeshkian's comments come after sources said earlier on Friday that the chances of the Iran conflict expanding in the near future have decreased.

A handout photo made available by the Iranian Presidential Office shows Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attending a press conference in the capital Tehran, on August 8, 2026.

Error #404: ‘Leader not found’: No one has seen Mojtaba Khamenei, so who's running Iran? - opinion

After months of silence, the Islamic Republic finally released footage of its elusive supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. The clip was less than 15 seconds long, undated, and location undisclosed...

 State media in Iran published a written message from the new leader on Thursday evening after nearly two weeks without any message or sign of him. These outlets also appear to have used image-enhancement tools to make Mojtaba Khamenei’s face look more polished

Islamic Republic has no option but to wage war to survive, Iranian student says - interview

Minoo, a left-wing student at a university in Tehran, told The Media Line that the January uprising "demonstrated how millions of people...could overthrow the regime."

 Labor protests and strikes have intensified in recent weeks. The photo shows workers at the Iran Berk factory in Rasht gathering and striking over 19 months of unpaid wages.

After months out of public view, Iran releases undated video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

The video clip, which was under 15 seconds, appeared to show Khamenei speaking with a group of other men. No date or location was specified in the footage. 

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei (right) is seen in a screengrab of an undated video shared by Iranian state media on August 10, 2026

Iran to release footage of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in the future - report

Basij deputy Ghasem Ghoraishi said that footage and other documentation showing Khamenei among the public and out in the streets would be released in the future.

Iranians walk past a mosque decorated with a banner depicting Iran's current leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in the capital Tehran on May 9, 2026.

Iran's president says interaction with supreme leader is currently 'very difficult'

The comments followed a report by Iran’s Tabnak media site on Monday saying that Khamenei warned Pezeshkian that he (Khamenei) would accept the Iranian president's resignation if he resubmits it.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holds a book as he addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025

Iran's Pezeshkian tells Hamas chief that Iran will support any decision made in Gaza - report

Pezeshkian pledged Iran's support for the Palestinian leaders' decision in a phone call with the head of Hamas' political bureau.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.

Iran’s far-right accuses Pezeshkian, top diplomats of plotting 'soft coup' in Khamenei's absence

The Iranian regime’s radical supporters warn of a coup within Iran’s new leadership as Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei remains off-screen.

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, earlier this month.