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Masoud Pezeshkian

  1. IMO chief says about 400 ships still stranded in Strait of Hormuz; Qatar urges Iran to reopen the strait

    International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said in Busan, South Korea, on Monday that about 400 ships carrying some 5,000 seafarers remain in the Strait of Hormuz, including two South Korean vessels, one of them the cargo ship HMM Namu, which was hit on May 4 during the Iran war, with 17 Korean seafarers stranded in all. He said the fundamental differences between the US and Iran must be resolved before the ships and crews can leave. A spokesperson for Qatar's foreign ministry, a mediator, said on Tuesday that Iran should stop threatening Gulf Arab states and open the strait to show good intentions. Iranian President Pezeshkian and Qatar's Emir Tamim met in Moscow on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

    Oct 28, 2026 Morning
  2. Follow-up: Trump says US could strike Iran as soon as Sunday or reach a major deal; Iranian president says US wrecked interim-agreement talks

    US Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton's Friday, Oct 23, memo said Iranian plots against US personnel had reached a 'late stage', and US embassies across the Middle East raised their alert level. Trump said on Saturday, Oct 24, that the US was considering an attack on Iran as soon as Sunday, that it might have to 'finish the job', or that a major deal with Tehran might be reached. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian blamed the US for collapsing interim-agreement talks, calling the US side 'cowards' who had 'messed everything up', while still arguing Tehran should push for a deal. An Iranian official told AP on Oct 24 that Tehran remained willing to negotiate with the US under the earlier framework. The same day a Saudi-led coalition said it had destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by Houthis towards Taif and Yanbu. The US this week ordered non-essential government employees to leave Saudi Arabia. The war is in its eighth month.

    Oct 25, 2026 Afternoon
  3. Iranian President Pezeshkian to visit Moscow on Oct 27 for gas exporters' summit and meeting with Putin

    RIA Novosti, citing Iran's ambassador in Moscow, reported that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit in Moscow on Oct 27 and meet Vladimir Putin. It would be a major trip abroad for Pezeshkian since the war between Iran and the United States began.

    Oct 24, 2026 Afternoon