Iran's president tells UN it will never bend to US

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that Iran would not 'bend at the knee' to the United States.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gave a defiant speech to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump threatened to 'annihilate' Iran from the same podium. Pezeshkian accused the US and Israel of terrorism and of causing instability in the Middle East, whilst insisting Iran would never 'bend at the knee'. He also signalled willingness to negotiate, telling Trump: 'We are ready for dialogue and diplomacy and negotiations but without the language of force'. The US delegation walked out during the speech. Pezeshkian later told Fox News that the choice to end the war lay with the United States.

How it is being reported

• Iranian president blames US for Middle East conflict while denying nuclear ambitions, offers to dilute uraniumIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claims Tehran will submit its nuclear program to verification and dilute enriched uranium to ease tensions.Fox News · 25 Sept, 01:25
• Iran war live: Tehran wants Washington to re-enter MoU before US midtermsIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran wants the US to return to the MoU by early November.Al Jazeera · 25 Sept, 01:00
• Live: Iran's President says US ‘must choose’ whether to end warIt is for the United States to choose whether to end its war in Iran as Tehran does not wish to continue fighting, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Fox News in an interview aired Thursday. Pezeshkian took a defiant stand at the UN Wednesday, for which he travelled to New York, telling the world that Iran would not "bend at the knee" to Washington Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.France 24 · 25 Sept, 00:52
• Message to Iran: Lebanon rejects being a stage for regional conflictsLebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met on the sidelines of the U,N. General Assembly in New York.UPI · 24 Sept, 20:07
• Netanyahu expected to attack Mamdani in UN general assembly speech – latest updatesNew York mayor has been a vocal critic of the Israeli PM who is addressing the UN later today During his UN address yesterday, the Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, hit out at the US for undermining peace efforts in its war with Iran , accusing Washington of being the true bully and terrorist in the Middle East. “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,” he told the UN. Continue reading...The Guardian · 24 Sept, 12:01
• Iranian president’s defiant UN speech accuses US of ‘terrorism’ and flouting international law‘We will never bow our head or bend at the knee,’ said the Iranian leader Masoud PezeshkianIndependent World · 24 Sept, 08:29
• Trump likely ‘smirked’ as 'crass' Iranian president lashed out at US in UN speech: expertMasoud Pezeshkian accused the U.S. and Israel of attacking Iran at the United Nations, but an expert says Trump likely responded with a smirk.Fox News · 24 Sept, 01:10
• Breaking down Iran's speech at the United Nations after Trump's "annihilate" threatIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the United Nations General Assembly a day after President Trump's speech that included threats against Tehran. Retired Vice Admiral Robert B. Murrett weighs in.CBS News · 23 Sept, 20:04
• Iran’s Pezeshkian slams ‘terrorist’ US but extols diplomacy in UN speechPezeshkian leaves door open for negotiations, while calling out US blockade against Iran in Strait of Hormuz.Al Jazeera · 23 Sept, 19:36
• Iran's president gives a rare wartime speech at the U.N.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump threatened from the same podium to "annihilate" Iran.NPR · 23 Sept, 19:14
• Pezeshkian tells UN Iran will not be bullied but will negotiateIn his UN General Assembly speech, Iran's president also accused the US and Israel of illegal attacks on civilians as the US delegation walked out. He closed with a direct message to Trump: "Yes they did hit us, but we did not bend the knee."Euronews · 23 Sept, 19:13
• The top moments from Iran president’s tense visit to US soil as war ragesIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian cast Iran as a victim of U.S. aggression at the United Nations General Assembly as a delegate walked out.Fox News · 23 Sept, 18:52
• U.N. General Assembly: Iranian president accuses U.S. of terrorism, illegal attacksIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian blamed the United States and Israel for causing global instability in an address to the U.N. General Assembly.UPI · 23 Sept, 18:27
• Iranian leader hits back at ‘bully’ Trump in UN speech but signals willingness to talkMasoud Pezeshkian tells general assembly: ‘We are ready for dialogue and diplomacy and negotiations but without the language of force’ Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, turned the tables on Donald Trump, describing America as the true bully and terrorist in the Middle East while also insisting that Iran had always shown a commitment to the negotiating table. In a defiant speech to the UN general assembly in New York, his first since the US and Israel launched an all-out war on Iran, Pezeshkian repeatedly vowed that Tehran would never bend the knee to America. Continue reading...The Guardian · 23 Sept, 17:44
• Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee'Masoud Pezeshkian's defiant speech to the UN comes after the US president threatened to "annihilate" Iran if a peace deal is not agreed soon.BBC News · 23 Sept, 16:58
• ‘They kill, we are punished’: Iran calls out Western hypocrisyIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused Israel and the US of applying ‘double standards’.Al Jazeera · 23 Sept, 16:49
• Iran will 'never bend at the knee', Pezeshkian tells UN in defiant wartime addressIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gave a defiant wartime address at the UN on Wednesday accusing the US of terrorism in his country and saying Iran would not "bend at the knee". But as Pezeshkian called for diplomacy, Iranian officials downplayed their talks with US counterparts on the sidelines of the gerenal assembly as "not anything new".France 24 · 23 Sept, 16:49
• Iran: Strait of Hormuz won’t be used to ‘impose insecurity on us’Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that ‘warfare knows no borders’.Al Jazeera · 23 Sept, 16:24
• Iranian president adresses UNGA amid war with USIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is speaking before the UN General Assembly Wednesday in his first speech at the world body since the US and Israel launched the conflict with his country. His address comes a day after US President Donald Trump told the UNGA he could "annihilate the Islamic Republic" and "drive them into hell". France 24 correspondent from New York, Jessica Le Masurier, tells us more.France 24 · 23 Sept, 16:20
• Iran’s president claims country has been ‘victim of terrorism’ at UN — despite funding terror groups worldwideMasoud Pezeshkian claimed Iran has "been the victim of terrorism" and blamed the US and Israel for instability in the Middle East while speaking at the United Nations on Wednesday.New York Post · 23 Sept, 16:16
• Iran’s Pezeshkian tells UN his country is ‘victim’ of US ‘terrorism’Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has hit back at US President Donald Trump’s speech in his address to the UN General Assembly. He opened by showing images of Iranian civilians killed in US strikes, saying they demonstrated the impact of US and Israeli military action against Iran. During his speech, the US delegation walked out of the General Assembly hall. France 24 International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani has more.France 24 · 23 Sept, 15:57
• REPLAY: Iranian President Pezeshkian adresses UNGAIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is speaking before the UN General Assembly Wednesday in his first speech at the world body since the US and Israel launched the conflict with his country. His address comes a day after US President Donald Trump told the UNGA he could "annihilate the Islamic Republic" and "drive them into hell".France 24 · 23 Sept, 15:44
• Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives in New York for UNGAIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in New York as the US-Iran war continues.Al Jazeera · 23 Sept, 02:11

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