Iran's President Delivers Defiant UN Speech, and Other Mideast Developments
Pezeshkian defended Iran’s wartime actions as U.S. officials said Trump remained open to a deal and Israel reported a deadly Gaza strike.
- On Wednesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations General Assembly, downplaying talks with the United States while accusing it of imposing "cowardly attacks and aggressions" upon Iran.
- Pezeshkian displayed images of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and more than 150 schoolchildren killed during the conflict, asserting his country's people have been "victims of terrorism" by the U.S. during the nearly seven-month war.
- Separately, another vessel was struck Wednesday by an "unknown projectile" while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, sparking a fire that forced the crew to evacuate amid persistent dangers in the critical waterway.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that President Donald Trump remains open to a deal allowing Iran to be "a great and prosperous country," though nuclear ambitions and terrorism support hinder negotiations.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office rebuked French President Emmanuel Macron for remarks at the United Nations regarding Hamas, calling his characterization of the militant group's activity in the West Bank a "grotesque absurdity.
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Evening Standard
FTSE 100 flat as Iran strikes defiant tone at UN
The index ended down slightly at 10,705.26.
The Iranian side is ready to engage in a dialogue on controversial issues with the US, but it does not intend to tolerate attempts at violent pressure, says President Masood Peseshkin of Iran from the rostrum of the UN Genassamble. "We are ready for dialogue, but it is not acceptable to use a violent policy against us," he said.
The Toronto Star
Iran’s president delivers defiant UN speech, and other Mideast developments
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations on Wednesday as Tehran downplayed talks with the United States.
Since the UN General Assembly, the still latent Israeli massacre in the Gaza Strip, as well as the war in Iran with no prospect of near or lasting peace, has taken place on Wednesday. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has taken the floor raising his voice for these two issues that hold the heart and stability of the Middle East in silo. Tehran’s chief president has started with a speech charged with pointing towards the Government of Benjamin …
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