Iran president offers olive branch even as US restarts attacks

Iran president offers olive branch even as US restarts attacks MEE staff on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 10:31 Masoud Pezeshkian says his country would be willing to reciprocate if the US returns to the June interim deal Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives for a SCO+ format meeting of the Sha

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday vowed to match any US move to return to a June deal aimed at ending their war, as he prepares to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at a regional summit. The two allies were due to hold talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in

The two allies were due to hold talks on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan.

Pezeshkian's remarks came as the Strait of Hormuz remained a key point of contention between Iran and the United States.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday vowed to match any US move to return to a June deal aimed at ending their war, as he prepares to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at a regional summit. The two allies were due to hold talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SC

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