Iran’s president blames U.S., Israel for global instability in defiant UN speech
- On Wednesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the 81st U.N. General Assembly, accusing the United States of 'terrorism' against civilians while displaying photographs of children killed in wartime strikes; the U.S. delegation walked out during his address.
- A day after President Donald Trump warned that he might 'annihilate' Iran if a peace deal remained elusive, the seven-month conflict sparked by February airstrikes continues to disrupt regional security and diplomatic relations.
- Displaying photographs of children killed in the February Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School strike, which resulted in 156 deaths, Pezeshkian asserted that Iran has 'only defended ourselves' against cowardly attacks and aggressions imposed on the country.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected the accusations, stating that a nation sponsoring regional terror has 'no standing' to lecture on international principles, following three hours of indirect mediated talks between U.S. envoys and Iranian officials.
- Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains well below prewar levels as the standoff persists, while continued instability threatens regional security despite diplomatic channels staying open amid escalating rhetoric from both leaders.
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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."
Masoud Pezeshkian said, on Wednesday, at the UN, that Iran will not surrender in the war with the US, but that it remains open to diplomacy to end the conflict, wrote Reuters. In his speech to the UN General Assembly, President Masoud Pezeshkian said that threats will only strengthen Iran's determination, rejecting Trump's warning...
US and Iran Resume Indirect New York Talks as Pezeshkian Tells UN: 'We Did Not Bend the Knee'
Iran and the United States have resumed indirect talks in New York after months of conflict, as President Masoud Pezeshkian defended Tehran's position and urged diplomacy without force.
Iranian leader Masud Pezeshkian warned the General Assembly that his country “will not kneel” before the United States, let alone use the Strait of Ormuz to attack its territory.
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