​Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on ‌Saturday (March 21, 2026) that there needs to ​be an “immediate cessation” of ⁠what he described as U.S.-Israeli aggression to end the war and wider ‌regional conflict, Iran’s Embassy in India said ‌in an X post on ‌Saturday (March 21, 2026).

Mr. Pezeshkian ⁠spoke with Prime ⁠Minister Narendra Modi by phone earlier in the day.

Telephone Conversation between President Pezeshkian and the Prime Minister of India

Dr. Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, held a telephone conversation on Saturday, 21 March 2026, with Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, during which they discussed… pic.twitter.com/FFjzPnpe81

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