Politics Iran's president hopes for constructive dialog with the West at the UN

Iran's President Massud Peseshkian says he wants to use his participation in the upcoming UN General Assembly to resume and deepen constructive dialog with the West. "The ultimate goal is to work with the international community to ensure peace and stability, and I hope to achieve good and constructive results in this regard," said the President before his departure for New York, according to state broadcaster IRIB.

During the negotiations with his Western colleagues, Peseshkian, who is considered a moderate, plans to address issues that could lead to a "political and economic rapprochement" between the two sides. He also wants to ensure that Iran's international reputation is improved. His speech to the UN is scheduled for Tuesday.

Peseshkian has three goals for New York

According to the Isna news agency, there are three main topics on Peseshkian's agenda: the resumption of nuclear negotiations, the lifting of sanctions related to the nuclear dispute and a reassurance to the West that Iran is not supplying missiles to Russia and is not involved in the Ukraine conflict.

According to observers, Peseshkian will also try to justify Iran's anti-Israel policy and at the same time reassure the West that Iran does not want the Middle East crisis to escalate. Although Iran supports the Palestinian Hamas and Hezbollah in Lebanon as a "resistance front" against arch-enemy Israel, it has tended to keep a low profile in the Middle East conflict since the start of Peseshkian's presidency at the end of July.

Even more important to him is the future of the 2015 Vienna nuclear agreement. Following the US withdrawal in 2018 and new sanctions, the country is in an acute economic crisis. Only a new agreement could lead to the lifting of sanctions and thus to an end to the financial crisis in the country.

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