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News & Current Events Mar 31, 2026 at 6:03 PM

Iran has 'necessary will' to end war, but seeking guarantees: President Pezeshkian

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Iran has 'necessary will' to end war, but seeking guarantees: President Pezeshkian
The Economic Times
Iran has 'necessary will' to end war, but seeking guarantees: President Pezeshkian
Iran war: Pezeshkian gave this statement in a phone conversation with the president of the European Council, according to a statement from his office, reiterating a key demand of Tehran's.
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FigureMost1687 Mar 31, 2026 +100
Masoud Pezeshkian cant make any decisions on his own without IRGC and Ayatollah, also he is not liked by IRGC due to his weak stand during the war. Remember when he said personally sorry to Gulf states due to attacks on their US bases. IRGC called him weak dog after that comment , he had to withdrew that comment saying attacks are justified etc... I dont think he will be president after the war ...
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AyiHutha Mar 31, 2026 +25
Yup. The President of Iran was always a middle manager who ran the country's mundane affairs. The Commander in Chief is the Supreme Leader but in his absence, the head of the IRGC Ahmad Vahidi has the power.
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FigureMost1687 Mar 31, 2026 +8
and Ahmad Vahidi is a hardliner plus he doesnt get along with Masoud Pezeshkian ... if government pushes the deal against IRGC opposition and Ayatollah seems absent , we might see coup happening in Iran next couple of weeks ...
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Creatret Apr 1, 2026 +1
From theocratic to military government?
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iamstephen1128 Mar 31, 2026 +10
Come think of it, he's probably who Trump's people are talking to and I'm sure he's willing to give whatever. I definitely agree though its super unlikely the IRGC goes for that and I wouldn't be terribly surprised if he ends up "mysteriously" dead...
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HarEr89 Mar 31, 2026 +36
The same Iranian president who has no real power and no control over the IRGC?
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Icy_Laugh5134 Mar 31, 2026 +53
“Don’t bomb us when we’re mid talks with you”
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BritishAnimator Mar 31, 2026 +6
And Trump has to kiss each of their ass on Live TV.
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EdwardoftheEast Mar 31, 2026 +14
“Kiss it. *Apologize.*”
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manbeardawg Apr 1, 2026 +1
Trump annoys me.
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IntelArtiGen Mar 31, 2026 -5
Well he wasn't going to say "ok, we finish the talks, it didn't work, prepare yourself to be bombed in 10 days".
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brickout Mar 31, 2026 +3
I hope you aren't actually missing the point this hard.
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IntelArtiGen Mar 31, 2026 -6
I could say the same thing. I really don't know how people expect wars to start. Is there a better way? Perhaps without even starting talks it would be better? Iranians aren't naive, they even prepared for it weeks before and even decades before. They also prepared how they would react: by targeting the gulf countries, by blocking the Strait of Hormuz etc. And in the same way nobody was naive about that (I hope) I see messages here saying seemingly iranians weren't supposed to know how it would go, or americans weren't supposed to know. There are people who have spent decades working on this conflict on both sides; you think they think "bombing the enemy during talks" is unacceptable? You would be overestimating the integrity of IRGC chiefs. I think it's even an insult to iranians to consider it's what they're thinking. For listnookors I understand some people can think that, but iranians clearly can't care about that seriously while simultaneously bombing gulf countries and shooting their civilians. They even have the death penalty for children, but yeah somehow starting a war when talks failed without a 10-day notice is out of their limits, it's the red-line. Again, that's for what I read here, not for them because they're surely not thinking that.
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BearRevolutionary806 Mar 31, 2026 +3
Some of these college kids really do believe that we would waive a glove in Iran's face and challenge them to a duel...
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GenghisKazoo Mar 31, 2026 +1
Numerous cultures that would slaughter civilians during wartime without concern would still consider a surprise attack during ongoing negotiations a serious breach worthy of outrage, because it compromises your ability to actually resolve the conflict or make agreements with the other side to limit its scope. Historically disrupting the negotiation process was taboo for most cultures way before killing civilians or destroying civilian infrastructure.
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ThomYorkeSoup Mar 31, 2026 +2
Have you ever considered that you're wrong about everything?
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on_ Mar 31, 2026 +5
Can somebody provide information on how guarantees would work? The age of daughters and sons interchange between royal courts is long gone.
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Omer1698 Mar 31, 2026 +6
The janitor in the office of the supreme leader has more influence then this guy.
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OilTurbulent1009 Mar 31, 2026 +3
Don’t know why the media is taking anything this guy says seriously about ending the war. He has no control over it.
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Dauntless_Idiot Mar 31, 2026 +3
I couldn't think of any guarantee that would work for days. Then it came to me. Joint Iran-US toll on the Strait, split 50-50 that Iran enforces. Trump isn't going to bomb his money maker.
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Tuinomics Mar 31, 2026 +2
I could honestly see something along the lines of Iran permanently abandoning its nuclear and missile program in exchange for US recognising Iranian sovereignty over the straight, i.e., right to toll passage but it must remain open, plus removal of sanctions.
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HelloYesItsMeYourMom Apr 1, 2026
Doubtful. This is about control of oil, same as Venezuela. And it all ties back to being able to cut China off in a future war.
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WrexyWrex Apr 1, 2026 +2
I think Iran would be wise to just flip. They would make so much money just flipping to the Western side and putting aside their past differences.
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Dauntless_Idiot Apr 1, 2026 +1
Iran did actually flip on China. After 1979, they blamed the US/UK/China for quite a few things.
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WrexyWrex Apr 1, 2026 +1
That's a start I guess? 😁 The whole region would be so much better off.
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xavandetjer Apr 1, 2026 +1
That's not going to happen, if anything this is reinforcing their ties to China and Russia. The West is currently bombing them, why on earth would they suddenly 'flip' to them?
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klingma Apr 1, 2026 +2
Because the West would buy far more from them than China and Russia combined.  You're talking about 5 of the top 10 countries by GDP in the West, 6 if you include Japan in the "West" due to their ties to America. "Flipping" to the West opens you up to the world's largest market and the world's largest consumption market on Earth. That's enough economic reason alone. 
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WrexyWrex Apr 1, 2026 -2
China and Russia don't exactly have a bright future in front of them.
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xavandetjer Apr 1, 2026 +2
Does the US at this rate?
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WrexyWrex Apr 1, 2026 +1
Long term it would be hard to f*** up the advantages we have with military, geography, technology, etc I do think the next decade will be rough. It sucks because if I was born in 10-15 years it would probably be the sweet spot.
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Kabada Apr 1, 2026 -1
Lol dude. You've just drifted off into fascism and you've seen the last "fair" election in your country for probably decades to come. Enjoy your sweet spot in 10-15 years, you can watch some Handmaid's Tale for a preview. But maybe you're into that, I guess then you won.
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Top-Fig-8846 Mar 31, 2026 +16
His words dont count.....
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SidewaysFancyPrance Mar 31, 2026 +8
Nobody's words count. The only sort of deal we will see is going to be based on words and states that can be easily retracted/reversed. This is an endless cycle of fighting and "assurances" with people whose assurances are expected to be broken. These deals are made to calm markets and get money flowing again until the next time someone wants to stir shit up again.
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Top-Fig-8846 Mar 31, 2026 -1
This president was just predending to surrender, as Trump was pretending to TACO, while IRGC and Israel play the bad guy roles. The fact is, Iran is gonna attack core AI facilities in ME, US is gonna attack Iran's basic infrastructure and do a ground invasion in return, soon the world will experience a major financial earthquake and famine, cheers for all the wins! I already cut clear all the stocks, next month I will convert all my USD into SGD.
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thequestion49 Mar 31, 2026 -3
No True Scotsman?
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throwawayainteasy Mar 31, 2026 +3
More that the president of Iran has very little influence in this situation than the IRGC and the Supreme Leader.
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Top-Fig-8846 Mar 31, 2026 -2
Trump and IRGC are busy drawing the K lines now, erasing each other's drawings
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hitch44 Mar 31, 2026 +2
Guarantees? With this administration?
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YetiSquish Mar 31, 2026 +1
Right. Nobody in their right mind would believe a single word from this circus of an administration.
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Sweet_Bridge_3001 Mar 31, 2026 -1
They seek guarantees from other nations, not USA, they are eyeing China to act as guarantor.
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fec2245 Apr 1, 2026 +1
China likes getting c**** oil from Iran but fundamentally they don't care about Iran and certainly aren't going to go to war on Iran's behalf.
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Sweet_Bridge_3001 Apr 1, 2026
Its not just about price, its about supply. China buys %80 of Iran's oil, about 1.3 million barrels a day, thats a crucial supply route thats in danger of getting cut off. Russia only supplies %20 of China's needs, with the rest of the suppliers being US allies, they need Iran, thats why they are helping Iran with targeting, information, weapons and tech.
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fec2245 Apr 1, 2026
The reason they buy oil from Iran is all about price. In a war with the US they would be cut off from Iranian oil as much as KSA oil and they seem to have planned for that.
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Sweet_Bridge_3001 Apr 1, 2026
Man, are you unable to correlate events? The USA took out Venezuela, now they are taking out Iran. One by one, the USA is cutting off Chinese oil suppliers, leaving the Chinese economy exposed. If Iran falls, USA will be able to, with the stroke of the pen, leave China with only Russia as its only oil supplier. Its not about having a war, its about winning everything you want from China without ever firing a bullet, of course China f****** cares about Iran.
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fec2245 Apr 1, 2026
It's funny how some on the left and some on the right both came to this dumb conclusion. Trump couldn't even put tariffs on China without backing down, he's not going to blockade China.
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Life-is-beautiful- Apr 1, 2026 +1
I don’t care. Just stop this nonsense. Most of the folks suffering because of this don’t deserve it.
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supercali45 Mar 31, 2026 +1
The stocks pumped today .. everything is fixed!
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macross1984 Mar 31, 2026 +1
Only if the new supreme leader give his blessing and that likely will not happen any time soon. As for guarantee, not much worth with Putin setting the precedent of tearing up agreement and treaties.
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Sweet_Bridge_3001 Mar 31, 2026 -6
I feel like yelling off the rooftops. IRAN DOESNT HAVE A SUPREME LEADER! ITS A NORTH KOREAN CONCEPT MEDIA USES FOR PROPAGANDA PURPOSES!
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SenseisSifu Mar 31, 2026 -1
The price of gas will never be the same
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IntelArtiGen Mar 31, 2026
Don't overestimate how inflation can create higher interest rates, unemployment and reduced energy demand, meaning lower prices. Obviously it doesn't happen instantly, first we need the big economic crisis and massive layoffs (almost as if a bubble could burst).
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jxj24 Mar 31, 2026
> inflation can create higher interest rates, unemployment and reduced energy demand, meaning lower prices Fingers crossed!!! /s
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KE55 Mar 31, 2026
They do realise that any "guarantee" from Trump isn't worth the paper it's written on?
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Sensitive-Report-787 Apr 1, 2026
lol if they fall for the let’s negotiate until we’re ready to attack again then they aren’t very smart
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