Pezeshkian, in a CBS interview carried with BBC partner reporting, said the distrust created by the war needs to be overcome. He said Iran is open to talks on implementing the June MOU in stages. An MOU is a memorandum of understanding, a written outline of terms that is not the same as a finished, fully ratified peace treaty. He also said the United States needs to show it does not intend to overthrow the Iranian government.
He claimed President Donald Trump "tore up" the MOU when the US resumed bombing. That is Pezeshkian's charge in the interview, not an independent court finding quoted here. On Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Pezeshkian said he had met him twice, reported no specific ongoing health issues, and said he was well enough for seven hours of talks, responding to injury reports. Interview claims are not verified medical reports on the supreme leader.
TL;DR: Pezeshkian says war-born distrust must ease before talks work. Iran will discuss staged MOU steps if the US shows it is not trying to overthrow Tehran's government. He says Trump tore up the June MOU by resuming bombing. His comments on the supreme leader's health are his interview claims, not a medical file.
Status note: Checked 27 September 2026. Pezeshkian's remarks follow BBC partner coverage of his CBS interview in UNGA week. Diplomatic positions and any health reporting can still move; this article does not treat his health comments as clinical confirmation.
What he offered, and what he demanded
The offer is staged implementation talks on the June MOU. Staged means step by step, not everything on day one. The demand is a US showing that regime change is not the goal. Without that, Pezeshkian frames distrust as the blocker. Soften any headline that says Iran already signed a new deal at the UN. He described conditions for talks, not a ceremony.
Average Joe version: Iran says it will talk about the June outline in pieces, but only if it believes Washington is not trying to remove the government. Serious readers should keep the MOU label exact and not upgrade it to a treaty.
The "tore up" charge
Pezeshkian said Trump tore up the MOU when the United States resumed bombing. That sentence is on him. This article reports the claim; it does not invent bomb tallies, dates of each raid, or a White House quote answering that specific phrase. The usable fact here is his accusation about how the June MOU failed, not a fresh forensic timeline of every strike.
Readers should separate layers: the June MOU track he describes, his blame story about resumed bombing, and the conditions he sets for staged talks. Soften any claim that invents a US answer he did not report.
Health comments, handled carefully
Asked in a context of injury reports about Mojtaba Khamenei, Pezeshkian said he had met him twice, that there were no specific ongoing health issues, and that he was well enough for seven hours of talks. Those are presidential interview claims. They are not hospital records, not an independent medical bulletin, and not proof that every outside injury report was false.
The false headline to reject is any version that turns Pezeshkian's CBS answers into a verified clean bill of health from doctors, or that invents new diagnosis details he did not give.
What not to believe
Do not treat the interview as a signed staged MOU restart. Do not treat his supreme-leader comments as verified medical reports. Do not invent a US acceptance of his conditions. The accurate story is a president arguing distrust first, offering staged talks second, and making contested claims about the MOU and about health. Until mediators produce a definitive US reply, his interview is a position, not a settlement.
Sources: BBC, 27 September 2026.