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Iran's President Says Tehran Will Not Surrender in War ...
Pezeshkian said Tehran will not surrender and defended Iran’s nuclear program as U.S.-Iran shuttle talks at the UN produced no breakthrough.
On Tuesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and President Donald Trump delivered dueling speeches at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with indirect talks on the sidelines yielding no concessions toward ending the Middle East war.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held indirect shuttle talks through mediators on Tuesday, with Iran conveying conditions including an end to "acts of aggression."
Standing at the same lectern where Trump had threatened to "annihilate" his country, Pezeshkian held up pictures of casualties while the lone American diplomat in the hall walked out during his address.
Iran threatened to act against neighbors if they abide by new United States sanctions intended to ground Iranian civilian aircraft. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, warned their airports could not function under such pressure.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the talks "positive" but warned against viewing them as a major breakthrough, with skepticism regarding meaningful dialogue contributing to rising oil prices across the Middle East.