Masoud Pezeshkian

Rift between Iranian President Pezeshkian, IRGC grows, threatens to harm US-Iran talks - report

According to a WSJ report, Pezeshkian’s priority is revitalizing the Iranian economy, while the IRGC is more focused on keeping control over the Strait of Hormuz.

TOPSHOT-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-WAR TOPSHOT - An woman walks past a billboard displaying Iran's national flag at Enghelab Square in Tehran on June 14, 2026. US President Donald Trump said that a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war could be signed on June 14, and that the strategic Strait of Hormuz woul
OIL TANKER Al Shaffiah sails at the sea near the Omani coast, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 26, 2026.

IRGC dismisses claim 20 m. barrels of oil used to promote, fund war effort

IRAN'S DELEGATION including Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi (C) and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf (2ndR) arrive for a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex.

Iran, US to work on negotiating peace deal in Doha after de-escalating weekend strikes

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016.

Mojtaba Khamenei: Trump pushed for MoU 'out of desperation,' Iran will not submit to US demands


Hamas says Trump's Gaza plans are 'doomed', Iran questions US sincerity in negotiations

"We will bring them down as we brought down the projects before them," Hamas Gaza chief said.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 4, 2025.

Iran pushing for better ties with Azerbaijan: Why and how? - analysis

Tehran wants better rail and road links, which dovetails with Pezeshkian’s drive to improve the energy and transportation links between the states.

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, September 16, 2024.

Russian delegation invites Iran's president to visit, Iranian media reports say

Russia has cultivated closer ties with Iran and other countries hostile towards the United States, such as North Korea, since the start of the Ukraine war.

 RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER Sergei Lavrov and Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani shake hands during a meeting of a BRICS group of foreign ministers, in Russia, last week. The threats to Israel from Iran and Hezbollah are also threats to the US, says the writer.

Iran seeks to bolster economic ties as it meets with Turkey and Egypt - analysis

Araghchi met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Egypt’s Badr Abdel Aaty on Wednesday.

 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi gives a briefing on the sidelines of a UN event in Lisbon, Portugal, November 27, 2024.

Putin highlights stronger Iran-Russia economic ties amid US sanctions concerns - analysis

Iran is already a member of BRICS and other economic groups that bring it close to Russia.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the Ministry of Defence leadership, representatives of the defense industry and missile systems developers, in Moscow, Russia November 22, 2024.

Iran to hold nuclear talks with three European powers in Geneva on Friday

Tehran and European nations to set to discuss regional issues, nuclear dossier.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visits the Iranian centrifuges in Tehran.

Grossi visits Iran, only after Trump's election in first visit since new Iranian president

Grossi highlighted that the Islamic Republic continues to increase its 20% and 60% enriched uranium stock as well as the number of cascades it has for enriching uranium in violation of the 2015 deal.

 Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi holds a press conference on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2024.

Iran’s President claims he’s ‘too busy’ to attend summit in Saudi - analysis

The meeting comes while the region prepares for incoming US President Donald Trump to take office.

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Iran says US elections are an opportunity to review 'wrong approaches'

President-elect Donald Trump's victory could mean stricter enforcement of US oil sanctions against Iran, which he initiated in 2018 after exiting a nuclear pact between Tehran and global

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, September 16, 2024.

Moscow expands ties with Tehran, as Israel weighs retaliatory strike on Iran

Moscow and Tehran are strengthening ties, with economic cooperation growing, as tensions rise between Israel and Iran amid military threats.

 THE KREMLIN, Moscow.