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Pezeshkian Meets Modi at BRICS Summit in India

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Rashtrapati Bhavan during the 18th BRICS Summit.
He held an official meeting with Indian President Droupadi Murmu at the presidential palace.
He conducted extensive bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
He toured the Iranian Hall and viewed a circa-1810 ceiling portrait of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar by Mihr ‘Ali.
The visit occurred amid the West Asia conflict between Iran and the United States.

History

Historical Context

The 1979 Iranian Revolution ousted Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and installed Ayatollah Khomeini, whose new Islamic Republic rejected Western alignment and cut ties with Israel, a shift confirmed by a 98 % referendum vote that year. Decades later, Iran’s foreign minister Masoud Pezeshkian met Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, signaling renewed Iran-India trade talks amid broader regional realignments.

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Story summary

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Rashtrapati Bhavan during the 18th BRICS Summit.
He held an official meeting with Indian President Droupadi Murmu at the presidential palace.
He conducted extensive bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
He toured the Iranian Hall and viewed a circa-1810 ceiling portrait of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar by Mihr ‘Ali.
The visit occurred amid the West Asia conflict between Iran and the United States.

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