# Pezeshkian: US must show it does not seek violent change of power in Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/74918

- TASS, 2026-09-26 03:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2193201

> Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Washington would need to demonstrate that it does not intend to overthrow Iran’s government before he could meet Donald Trump. He said distrust caused by the war must first be overcome, citing disputed commitments and the killing of Iran’s supreme leader.

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