Iran’s president blames U.S., Israel for global instability in defiant UN speech
- On Wednesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the UN General Assembly, declaring his nation's people "victims of terrorism" by the United States and Israel in a rare wartime speech.
- These remarks followed President Donald Trump's warning on Tuesday that he could "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if a deal is not reached to end the nearly seven-month war.
- Pezeshkian displayed photos of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and more than 150 school children killed, claiming Iran needs nuclear energy for "peaceful purposes."
- The American delegation walked out during the speech, while Trump confirmed envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held three hours of indirect talks with Iranian representatives on Tuesday.
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei downplayed the exchange, maintaining demands that Washington end its blockade of ports and release frozen Iranian assets.
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Iranian President Masoud Pazeshkian, in his address to the UN General Assembly, criticized the attacks by the US and Israel. Pazeshkian stated that Iran is ready for diplomacy and negotiation, but will not back down in the face of threats and pressure.
In a very offensive speech before the UN, the Iranian President promised Donald Trump on Wednesday that his country would not "turn down".
Provided with several photographs of attacks against Iran and its former supreme leader, the president of the Islamic Republic, Masoud Pezeshkian , has risen on Wednesday to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly to respond to the words spoken on the eve by his American counterpart, Donald Trump. From the rostrum, he has claimed his country’s right to “defend itself” and to the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. “I come from…
At the UN General Assembly in New York, Iranian President Peseshkian rejected US President Trump's accusations of terrorism, while accusing the US and Israel of attacking innocent people.
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