--- title: "Iran president says Middle East has no need for US 'policeman'" description: "Both outlets reported the statement by Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian that the Middle East does not require the United States to act as a \"regional policeman.\" 24 News HD added that the two countries are \"vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz,\" while ARY News described the relationship more generally as being \"at war.\" Otherwise, the framing and emphasis were largely similar across the two outlets." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/8104-iran-president-says-middle-east-has-no-need-for-us-policeman site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Iran president says Middle East has no need for US 'policeman' world · updated 12 Sep 2026, 3:22 PM PKT · 12 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Both outlets reported the statement by Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian that the Middle East does not require the United States to act as a "regional policeman." 24 News HD added that the two countries are "vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz," while ARY News described the relationship more generally as being "at war." Otherwise, the framing and emphasis were largely similar across the two outlets. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ARY News (English)** — [Iran president says Middle East has no need for US ‘policeman’](https://arynews.tv/iran-president-middle-east-has-no-need-us-policeman) · 12 Sep 2026, 3:22 PM PKT > Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a "regional policeman", with the two countries at war. - **24 News HD** — [Middle East has no need for US 'policeman', says Iran president](https://www.24newshd.tv/12-Sep-2026/middle-east-need-us-policeman-says-iran-president) · 12 Sep 2026, 2:34 PM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing > Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a "regional policeman", with the two countries at war and vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Iran's Pezeshkian calls for end to 'no war, no peace' situation](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4182-iran-president-says-time-to-end-war-while-in-position) · 23 Aug 2026 · 8 outlets · 3 developments · 72% related - [Iranian President says Iran not at war with Saudi Arabia](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8296-iranian-president-says-iran-has-no-war-with-saudi-arabia) · 13 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 71% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 12 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.