By bne Tehran bureau Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in his first televised interview since taking office, stressed the importance of foreign investment and international relations to achieve economic growth, IRIB reported on August 31. Pezeshkian, who acknowledged Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s role in his election, said Iran needs $200bn in investment to reach 8% economic growth, half of which must come from foreign sources, including Iranian expatriates based in the US. “What experts and economists say is that to reach 8% economic growth, we need 200 to 250 billion dollars in …