Regional Leaders Call for Dialogue, Peace at 2025 Tehran Dialogue Forum (TDF)

The Tehran Dialogue Forum has kicked off bringing together senior officials from 53 countries to discuss regional challenges and promote communication and dialogue

The 2025 Tehran Dialogue Forum opened on Sunday, 18 may in the Iranian capital with speeches from President H.E Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign MinisterH.E Seyed Abbas Araghchi.

The two-day event brings together senior officials from 53 countries, including ministers, diplomats, think tank leaders and intellectuals, to discuss pressing regional and global issues.

A central theme of the forum has been the urgent need for increased communication and dialogue in addressing key developments across West Asia, Persian Gulf region & beyond.

Participants across panels and speeches have reaffirmed the value of multilateralism, mutual respect, and inclusive diplomacy—principles that lie at the heart of the Tehran Dialogue Forum, now a key platform for shaping regional discourse and promoting peaceful resolution of conflicts.