Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei, Iranian media reported as Pezeshkian began his third year in office.
The Information Center of the Leader’s Office announced that Pezeshkian and Ayatollah Khamenei discussed in detail the Islamic Republic’s issues and problems during their meeting on Sunday.
It said that the talks focused on the people’s livelihood and the current domestic conditions, in the face of the US–Israeli-imposed war and the future course of action, especially in the defense field.
Coinciding with the start of the third year of Dr. Pezeshkian’s Presidency, Imam Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met and spoke with the President about economic and military matters.
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Strategies and solutions regarding the provision of resources and management of monetary and energy expenditures, as well as economic interaction with foreign parties, were other issues Pezeshkian exchanged with the Leader, IRNA news agency cited the center.
The meeting comes amid prospects of further escalations, which has been violating the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in June.
The US and ‘Israel’ launched their second round of war against the Islamic Republic on February 28 by assassinating the former Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and several top commanders and officials.
On July 6, 2024, Pezeshkian was elected president after winning the July 5 run-off of the 2024 presidential election. He was formally appointed as the president by Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on July 28, 2024, and was sworn in before the Iranian parliament on July 30.
His election came months after former President Ebrahim Raeisi died in a helicopter crash.
Source: Iranian media (edited by Al-Manar)