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Iran's Pezeshkian heads to UN as US prepares aviation sanctions

Iran's president vows to highlight US 'oppression' at the General Assembly while Washington rolls out sweeping sanctions on Iranian airlines.

What to know

  • Iran's president is attending the UN General Assembly to criticize US policies and advocate for respect of national rights, citing a pattern of broken agreements.
  • The US is implementing broad new sanctions on Iranian aviation effective Wednesday, with Mahan Airlines already suspending regional flights.
  • The timing reflects escalating US-Iran tensions during a multilateral diplomacy forum.

“Iran has been at the negotiating table several times and signed agreements, but the world has seen how easily those commitments were violated”

Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's President · Al Jazeera English ↗

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Iran's Pezeshkian heads to UN as US prepares aviation sanctions
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    Pezeshkian vows to highlight US 'oppression' at UNGA

    While en route to New York for the 81st UN General Assembly session, Iran's president vowed to restore trust in the world and highlight what he characterized as US oppression.

    1. 1 outlet first by Al Jazeera, 1d ago · read ↗

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    US announces aviation sanctions on Iran set for Wednesday

    The US plans to roll out sweeping sanctions on Iranian commercial aviation beginning Wednesday. Iranian authorities warned the measures will affect ordinary people. Mahan Airlines has already suspended flights to Iraq and Turkey, while other Iranian carriers continue some operations.

    “if the world wants security and peace, the rights of people and nations must be respected and people cannot be forced into submission through the use of force…”
    — Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's President · source
  3. background

    Pezeshkian departs for UNGA, criticizes broken agreements — Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke to media before heading to the UN General Assembly, stating Iran has been at the negotiating table and signed agreements, but that commitments have been easily violated. He argued that security and peace require respecting the rights of people and nations, and cannot be achieved through force.