Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday (August 21, 2026) it was time to end the months-long war in West Asia with the United States because Tehran appeared to be in a stronger position than Washington.
He also defended a memorandum of understanding agreed with the U.S. in June aimed at ending the war, insisting it did not signal a defeat for Tehran.
Also read: Two vessels with 22 Indians on board hijacked by pirates in Yemen and SomaliaMeanwhile, China criticised the Trump administration’s economic plan, after Washington had urged it and other governments to join its efforts to isolate the Iranian economy.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told reporters on Friday that “sanctions and pressure will not help resolve the issue”.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to visit the White House on September 24, with the topic of Iran sure to come up, as it did when Trump travelled to Beijing for a summit in May.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday (August 21, 2026) it was time to end the months-long war in West Asia with the United States because Tehran appeared to be in a stronger position than Washington.
He also defended a memorandum of understanding agreed with the U.S. in June aimed at ending the war, insisting it did not signal a defeat for Tehran.
Also read: Two vessels with 22 Indians on board hijacked by pirates in Yemen and Somalia
Meanwhile, China criticised the Trump administration’s economic plan, after Washington had urged it and other governments to join its efforts to isolate the Iranian economy. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told reporters on Friday that “sanctions and pressure will not help resolve the issue”.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to visit the White House on September 24, with the topic of Iran sure to come up, as it did when Trump travelled to Beijing for a summit in May.
