Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the UN General Assembly, accusing the US and Israel of terrorism and civilian attacks, a day after Donald Trump threatened Iran with annihilation.
Key points
- Pezeshkian held up photographs of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and children killed in a strike on a school.
- A lone US delegate walked out of the General Assembly hall during Pezeshkian's speech.
- The address followed the first direct, though indirect through mediators, talks between US and Iranian officials since the war began in February.
- Pezeshkian maintained that Iran's nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and expressed readiness for negotiations without force.
Why it matters
The high-level rhetoric at the United Nations highlights the ongoing wartime tensions between Iran and the United States, even as indirect diplomatic communications resume between the two nations.
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