Iran’s president blames U.S., Israel for global instability in defiant UN speech
- On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant address at the 81st United Nations General Assembly, accusing the United States and Israel of "cowardly attacks" against Iranian civilians.
- Tensions escalated since February 2026 when conflict began with missile strikes, including a Minab school attack that Tehran claims killed more than 150 children, prompting U.S. threats to "annihilate" the Islamic Republic.
- Pezeshkian held up photographs of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and children killed during the war's opening days, declaring Iran is a "victim of terrorism" that will not "bend the knee" to U.S. pressure.
- Following the remarks, the U.S. delegation walked out in protest, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio rebuked Iran, stating it has no standing to lecture on human rights while "habitually" violating them.
- U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held three hours of indirect discussions with Iranian officials on Tuesday, though U.S. leaders described the talks as "constructive" rather than a major diplomatic breakthrough.
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In a defiant UN speech, Iran’s president accused the U.S. and Israel of violating international law in their strikes on his country. It was the first time that the president of a country that is actively at war with the U.S. has set foot in New York to addr
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Masoud Pezeshkian accuses the Trump administration of committing terrorism in Iran; U.S. delegation withdraws from the UN assembly during Iranian speech.
Analysis by Mostafa Salem, CNN Seven months after the U.S. and Israel started a war against Iran, the Iranian president went up to a rostrum in New York to tell President Donald Trump that the Islamic Republic will “not bend.” While his country faces its most serious existential war, and amid Trump’s threats of “anihilation” and growing domestic economic pressure, Iranian Masoud Pezeshkian told world leaders gathered at the United Nations Genera…
At the UN, the Iranian President promised Donald Trump on Wednesday that his country would not "turn down," claiming it was a victim of American "terrorism."
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Jewish News SyndicateIranian president says regime open to negotiation after US envoy walks out of UN speech
The lone U.S. delegate attending Masoud Pezeshkian’s address to the U.N. General Assembly walked out of the hall after the Iranian president claimed that Iranians were “victims of terrorism.”
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