Iranian president accuses US and Israel of terrorism at UN

Summarised from 4 outlets · 9 reports · Updated 23 Sept, 17:08

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the UN General Assembly, accusing the US and Israel of terrorism and military action against Iran.

Pezeshkian claimed Iran had been a 'victim of terrorism' and blamed the US and Israel for instability in the Middle East. He said Iran would not 'bend at the knee' and called for diplomacy, though Iranian officials downplayed talks with US counterparts. The US delegation walked out during his speech.

How it is being reported

• Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee'BBC News · 23 Sept, 16:58
• ‘They kill, we are punished’: Iran calls out Western hypocrisyAl Jazeera · 23 Sept, 16:49
• Iran will 'never bend at the knee', Pezeshkian tells UN in defiant wartime addressFrance 24 · 23 Sept, 16:49
• Iran: Strait of Hormuz won’t be used to ‘impose insecurity on us’Al Jazeera · 23 Sept, 16:24
• Iranian president adresses UNGA amid war with USFrance 24 · 23 Sept, 16:20
• Iran’s president claims country has been ‘victim of terrorism’ at UN — despite funding terror groups worldwideNew York Post · 23 Sept, 16:16
• Iran’s Pezeshkian tells UN his country is ‘victim’ of US ‘terrorism’France 24 · 23 Sept, 15:57
• REPLAY: Iranian President Pezeshkian adresses UNGAFrance 24 · 23 Sept, 15:44
• Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives in New York for UNGAAl Jazeera · 23 Sept, 02:11

In this story: Masoud Pezeshkian · Donald Trump · Iran · United States · Israel · United Nations General Assembly

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