Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes NYT | Top Stories By: Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar 18 December 2025 at 18:03 Despite sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands. © Arash Khamooshi for The New York TimesPresident Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran attending a protest in Tehran in June after the U.S. attacks on nuclear sites in Iran.