Iran President Tells U.N. Iran Will Not Bow Down to Trump’s Terrorism
He cited 178 civilian deaths in February airstrikes and said Iran will not give up peaceful nuclear technology or control of the waterway.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, declaring that Iran will not allow the Strait of Hormuz to be used for "aggression" against the country.
- Tensions persist following a seven-month war that has resulted in at least 3,000 Iranian deaths and 19 American deaths, with President Trump's administration achieving virtually none of its initial strategic goals.
- During his speech, Pezeshkian displayed photographs of Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab, claiming two February American airstrikes killed 178 civilians, which prompted a walkout by the only present U.S. representative.
- Refusing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Pezeshkian stated Iran cannot allow free access to a waterway used to impose insecurity, an issue that has contributed to rising prices in the United States.
- Trump recently asked the U.N. audience if he should "annihilate the Islamic Republic," while Pezeshkian reaffirmed Iran's right to peaceful nuclear technology, stating, "We say it clearly: no nuclear weapons.
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Masoud Pezeshkian also sent a direct message to Trump, stating that the country will never 'knee'.
Masoud Pezeshkian presented himself at the UN General Assembly with a challenging tone. He accused the United States and Israel of killing Iranian civilians and guaranteed that his country would not fail. As public statements escalate, behind the scenes representatives of Tehran and Washington try to resume dialogue. One day after Trump again threatened to annihilate the Islamic Republic.
Massoud Pezshkian will not tolerate that the Strait of Ormuz is used for "aggression" against his country and "to impose insecurity" in the region, warned the President of the Islamic Republic before the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, 23 September. Bruno Daroux, international columnist in France 24.
The message that Iran “will never bow its head or kneel” is sent by Iranian President Masoud Pezheskian from the podium of the UN General Assembly, in response to the threats launched from the same podium by Donald Trump. In a speech “in response” to the American president, Pezheskian warned that “sanctions, increased […] Masoud Pezheskian at the UN: “Iran will not kneel” – The door to diplomacy is open
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