Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian holds up photographs as he delivers remarks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, on September 23, 2026.
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Iran’s President on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) that his people have been “victims of terrorism” by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at UN General Assembly a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he could “annihilate” the Islamic republic.
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.
“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.”
Published – September 23, 2026 08:07 pm IST
