Iran will not surrender in the war with the United States, but believes in diplomacy to try to end the conflict, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations on Wednesday (September 23, 2026).
The United States delegation walked out at the start of Mr.
Pezeshkian’s speech.
The U.S. mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Deciding between deal or driving Iran ‘into hell’, says Trump at UN General Assembly President Masoud Pezeshkian held up photos of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the more than 150 school children killed on the first days of the war.
He delivered a rare wartime speech at UN General Assembly a day after U.S.
President Donald Trump said he could “annihilate” the Islamic republic.
“We have only defended ourselves.
We are not terrorists,” Mr.
Pezeshkian said at the General Assembly.
“Our innocent people have been the targets of cowardly attacks and aggressions imposed upon our country.
And we defended ourselves with utmost strength.
America and Israel attacked us.” Trump says U.S., Iranian officials met, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran The Strait of Hormuz, conduit for a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas before the war, has become a focus of tensions between Iran and the U.S.
“It cannot be the case that everyone benefits from the Strait of Hormuz while we are denied access to shipping through this waterway.
The permanent deployment of hostile fleets and the expansion of the war will not lead to peace,” Pezeshkian said.
