Pezeshkian says Iran will not bow to pressure amid US nuclear talks

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/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Feb ⁠21 (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.