Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday (February 22, 2026) expressed cautious optimism about talks with Washington, saying the discussions involved exchange of “practical proposals”, while Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy for West Asia, said President Donald Trump had set clear red lines regarding Iran’s nuclear programme.
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“Iran is committed to peace and stability in the region. Recent negotiations involved the exchange of practical proposals and yielded encouraging signals,” Mr. Pezeshkian, a doctor-turned-moderate politician who was elected President in 2024 after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident, wrote in a social
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