Iranian president says talks only after US lifts threats and sanctions

Single source · Strait of Hormuz, Iran (approximate) · 2026-10-20 17:45 UTC

Iranian President Pezeshkian says Iran will negotiate only after the United States lifts threats and sanctions, according to Anadolu, Türkiye Today, Tasnim News, Rerum Novarum and Middle East Spectator. Tasnim's report links the remarks to US behaviour and tension in the Strait of Hormuz, and to a meeting with Pakistan's army commander, while Middle East Spectator describes them as a message to Pakistan's Field Marshal Assim Muneer.

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• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-20 17:45 UTC
• Türkiye Today, 2026-10-20 18:50 UTC
• Middle East Spectator (MES), 2026-10-20 19:10 UTC
• Rerum Novarum // Intel, 2026-10-20 19:20 UTC
• Anadolu Ajansı, 2026-10-20 19:38 UTC

First reported 2026-10-20 17:45 UTC; last updated 2026-10-20 20:21 UTC.

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