Iranian president rejects surrender and calls for diplomacy in UN speech
Masoud Pezeshkian used his UN General Assembly address to accuse the United States and Israel of attacking Iran and to portray Iranians as victims of terrorism. He said Iran would not surrender, while offering dialogue on terms that reject force and preserve Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology.
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What the parties said
Iran
We will never bow our head or bend at the knee,
we are ready for dialog and diplomacy and negotiations without accepting the language of force
United States
I think sponsoring terrorist organizations in the region to attack your neighbors, attack energy infrastructure, attack civilian sites is a violation of the UN system.
The Iranian regime has murdered thousands of its own people, killed Americans overseas, executed acts of terrorism in the Strait of Hormuz, and launched indiscriminate attacks…
The President is courageously ensuring that such an evil country never possesses a nuclear weapon, which will make the entire world safer and more stable,
Coverage
Mehr News Agency · Iran23 Sep 08:55President Masoud Pezeshkian to address UNGA in NY tonight
in addition to addressing the UN General Assembly
Fox News · United States23 Sep 17:52The top moments from Iran president’s tense visit to US soil as war rages
I think sponsoring terrorist organizations in the region to attack your neighbors, attack energy infrastructure, attack civilian sites is a violation of the UN system.
NPR · United States23 Sep 18:14Iran's president gives a rare wartime speech at the U.N.
we are ready for dialogue and diplomacy and negotiations without accepting the language of force,
PBS NewsHour · United States23 Sep 22:55At UN General Assembly, Iran's president responds to Trump's 'annihilation' threat
Iran must be understood by Mr. Trump and those who seek to bully us that we are ready for dialogue and diplomacy and negotiations without accepting the language of force.
The Times of Israel · Israel23 Sep 18:48‘We did not bend the knee’: At UN, Pezeshkian says Iran and Gaza committed to ‘resistance’
The Hankyoreh · South KoreaIranian president at UN: “We are victims of terrorism… we are ready to negotiate”
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Yonhap News Agency · South Korea23 Sep 15:21Iranian president speaks in enemy country during war: “We are victims of US terrorism” (Updated)
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France 24 · FranceNone
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arriving late Tuesday, according to Iranian state media, to address the world body for the first time since the United States and Israel…
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Le Monde · France23 Sep 17:18Images show US representative leaving the UN General Assembly during the Iranian president’s speech
Der Spiegel · Germany23 Sep 14:48Masoud Pezeshkian: Iran’s president accuses US and Israel of terrorism
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Iran’s president accuses the US of terrorism
BBC News · United Kingdom23 Sep 15:58Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee'
It cannot be the case that everyone benefits from the Strait of Hormuz while we are denied access,
The Guardian · United Kingdom23 Sep 16:44Iran’s president hits out at ‘bully’ Trump in UN speech but signals willingness to talk
It must be understood by President Trump and those who seek to bully us that we are ready for dialogue and diplomacy and negotiations but without the language of force.
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At UN, Pezeshkian turns terrorism accusation back on Iran’s critics
“The nuclear weapon is in Israel, but the inspectors are in Iran. Israel kills, but Iran is subject to sanctions,”
Clarín · Argentina23 Sep 13:16Wars in Iran and Ukraine, artificial intelligence and Venezuela: key topics on the second day of the UN General Assembly
Okaz · Saudi Arabia23 Sep 15:04Rubio: Trump’s options are open… Houthis are a “serious problem”
Hürriyet · Türkiye23 Sep 14:29Iranian leader Pezeshkian delivers a warning in New York: “They are committing genocide and calling us terrorists”
CBC News · Canada23 Sep 14:58Iran's president says country won't surrender after Trump threat to 'annihilate' Islamic republic
Our innocent people have been the targets of cowardly attacks and aggressions imposed upon our country.
TASS · Russia23 Sep 15:49Iran opposes restrictions on access to peaceful nuclear technology — Pezeshkian
Nuclear technology is also an inalienable right of the Iranian people to develop medicine, agriculture, industry, and sustainable energy.
NDTV · India24 Sep 05:58Iran Airlines Cancel International Flights As US Tightens Sanctions
The resistance of the Iranian people will only intensify in the face of sanctions, mounting pressure and growing intimidation
The Hindu · India23 Sep 15:58We have been victims of terrorism: Iran President tells UN in rare wartime address
the United States delegation walked out at the start of his speech.
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Daily Jang · Pakistan23 Sep 12:09Iranian president given special security protection by US Secret Service in America
Where accounts differ
Responsibility for violence and terrorism
Pezeshkian said Iran was a victim of terrorism and that the United States and Israel had attacked Iran.
US officials accused Iran of sponsoring attacks on neighbors, energy infrastructure, and civilians, and of carrying out attacks in the region.
I think sponsoring terrorist organizations in the region to attack your neighbors, attack energy infrastructure, attack civilian sites is a violation of the UN system.
The Iranian regime has murdered thousands of its own people, killed Americans overseas, executed acts of terrorism in the Strait of Hormuz, and launched indiscriminate attacks…