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Iran will reciprocate if U.S. honors interim deal commitments, Pezeshkian says

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  • President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would immediately reciprocate if the United States honored its commitments under a June interim deal.
  • Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Pezeshkian emphasized diplomacy and dialogue over armed conflict with Washington.
  • The summit brought together leaders including Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping, while Iranian media also reported on Pezeshkian's recent contacts with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used a regional summit in Kyrgyzstan to say Tehran was ready to respond immediately if Washington returned to its commitments under an interim deal signed in June.

continued war was in no one's interest

— Masoud PezeshkianHis message to Narendra Modi during a meeting on the sidelines of the summit.

Pezeshkian made the statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, according to the Iranian Student News Agency. He arrived with a message favoring diplomacy over armed conflict with the United States and repeated that position in meetings on the sidelines.

On Monday, he told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that continued war served no one's interests and that dialogue and cooperation offered a way to resolve existing problems. Pezeshkian also met Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, while his agenda included talks with Kyrgyz, Russian and Tajik leaders.

dialogue and cooperation were the way to resolve existing problems

— Masoud PezeshkianHe described diplomacy as the route to addressing disputes with the United States.

The summit included Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The setting gave Pezeshkian several opportunities to present Tehran's diplomatic position as he sought contact with other governments.

increasing day by day

— Masoud PezeshkianHis July 21 description of his interactions with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Iranian media have also reported on Pezeshkian's access to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Tasnim News Agency said last month that the two met in late July to discuss military affairs, the economy, resources, foreign exchange, energy use and economic ties with foreign partners. Pezeshkian has offered differing accounts of that access, saying on July 21 that contact was increasing, then describing communication as very difficult in early August.

very difficult

— Masoud PezeshkianHis later description of communicating with Khamenei.
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