--- title: "Iran's President says country wants return to US memorandum" description: "Most outlets led with the statement from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Tehran wants to return to the memorandum of understanding with the United States. Business Recorder and Arab News Pakistan both included the June agreement and Pezeshkian’s mention of not bending to Washington, while Pakistan Observer focused on China's role, quoting President Xi Jinping urging the US and Iran to return to the Islamabad MoU." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10720-iran-president-says-tehran-wants-return-to-memorandum site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Iran's President says country wants return to US memorandum world · updated 26 Sep 2026, 12:49 PM PKT · 25–26 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the statement by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Tehran wants to return to the memorandum of understanding with the United States. Arab News Pakistan added that Iran welcomed China’s support for reviving the deal, while the Business Recorder’s excerpt was cut off mid-sentence but similarly emphasized the president’s remarks. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 26 Sep 2026 — Iran praises Xi’s support for return to Islamabad memorandum (1 outlet) - **Daily Times** — [Iran praises Xi’s support for return to Islamabad memorandum](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1558681/iran-praises-xis-support-for-return-to-islamabad-memorandum/) · 26 Sep 2026, 12:49 PM PKT > Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s support for returning to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. Pezeshkian praised China’s support for resolving differences through dialogue and diplomacy. He said Iran also considers returning to the memorandum important. Read More: Trump tells Xi China’s Iran help is unacceptable In a statement on social […] ### 25 Sep 2026 — Iran's President says country wants return to US memorandum (3 outlets) > Most outlets led with the statement from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Tehran wants to return to the memorandum of understanding with the United States. Business Recorder and Arab News Pakistan both included the June agreement and Pezeshkian’s mention of not bending to Washington, while Pakistan Observer focused on China's role, quoting President Xi Jinping urging the US and Iran to return to the Islamabad MoU. - **Business Recorder** — [Iran president says Tehran wants return to memorandum with US](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441254/iran-president-says-tehran-wants-return-to-memorandum-with-us) · 26 Sep 2026, 1:40 AM PKT > TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that his country wanted to return to the memorandum of understanding agreed with the United States in June, days after saying his country would not bend to Washington. He welcomed China saying it wanted the agreement to be revived, posting on X that “Iran shares this approach and underscores the importance of returning to that understan... - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Iran president: Tehran wants return to memorandum with US](https://www.arabnews.pk/middle-east/iran-president-tehran-wants-return-to-memorandum-with-us-3002371) · 26 Sep 2026, 1:20 AM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing > Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that his country wants to return to a memorandum of understanding agreed with the United States in June, welcoming China’s support for reviving the deal. - **Pakistan Observer** — [Chinese President Xi urges US, Iran to return Islamabad MoU](https://pakobserver.net/chinese-president-xi-urges-us-iran-to-return-islamabad-mou/) · 25 Sep 2026, 9:17 AM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing > WASHINGTON – Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the United States and Iran to return to the Islamabad Memorandum of… ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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