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Iran president says his country will not bow to pressure from world powers

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.

Reuters Dubai newsroom

21 February 2026 at 14:50:29

 Iran president says his country will not bow  to pressure from world powers

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/West Asia News Agency/Handout via 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/Reuters

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