Iran’s President says immediate cessation of U.S.-Israeli aggression needed to end war; calls on BRICS to play ‘independent role’
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Iran's President calls for U.S.-Israeli aggression cessation and urges BRICS to ensure regional peace and security.
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 IndiaDr. 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
Mr. Pezeshkian told Mr. Modi that there should be guarantees to prevent a recurrence of such “aggression” in the future. He also called on the BRICS bloc of major emerging economies to play an independent role in halting aggression against Iran.
The Iranian President proposed a regional security framework comprising West Asian countries to ensure peace without foreign interference, according to the country’s Embassy in India.
In a separate post on X earlier on Saturday (March 21, 2026), Mr. Modi said he condemned attacks on critical infrastructure in the region in the discussion with Pezeshkian.
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