Pezeshkian says Iran will not bow to pressure amid US nuclear talks

February 21, 2026 9:26 AM EST

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a visit to the shrine of the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in southern Tehran, Iran, January 31, 2026. Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Hand

Feb ‌21 (Reuters) - Iranian ​President ​Masoud Pezeshkian said ‌on Saturday that his ⁠country would ‌not bow its head ‌to pressure from world powers ​amid nuclear talks with ⁠the United States.

"World powers are ​lining up to force us to ​bow our ‌heads... but we will ⁠not bow our heads despite ⁠all the problems that ​they are creating for us," Pezeshkian said ‌in a speech carried live ‌by ⁠state TV.

(Reporting ‌by ​Dubai newsroom; Editing by Sharon ‌Singleton)



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