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Iran's Pezeshkian addresses UN in rare wartime speech as talks with Trump envoys stall

Iranian President speaks at General Assembly while country fights seven-month war with host nation; Trump suggests possible "annihilation" if deal fails.

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What to know

  • Pezeshkian becomes first foreign leader to address the UN General Assembly while their country is actively at war with the host nation, a historic diplomatic moment amid a seven-month U.S.-Iran conflict.
  • Trump threatened potential "annihilation" of Iran a day before Pezeshkian's speech; the two sides are sharply divergent on the significance of concurrent back-channel talks, with the U.S. calling them productive and Iran dismissing them as routine.
  • Iran demands the U.S. lift its blockade of Iranian ports and release frozen assets as conditions for sustainable negotiations; negotiations have repeatedly broken down since June after a ceasefire collapsed.
  • Pezeshkian frames Iran as a victim of international aggression and terrorism, positioning his speech as a defense of the country's sovereignty before the world body.

“We have been 'victims of terrorism'”

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Iran's Pezeshkian addresses UN in rare wartime speech as talks with Trump envoys stall
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    Pezeshkian delivers wartime address at UN General Assembly

    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks at the UN General Assembly, becoming the first foreign leader to address the body while their country is at war with the host nation. He frames Iran as a victim of international aggression.

    “Ladies and gentlemen, you all bore witness that this past June, my country was subjected to a savage aggression and flagrant contravention of the most elementary principles of international law.”
    — Masoud Pezeshkian
    1. 4 outlets We have been victims of terrorism: Iran President tells UN in rare wartime address

      first by The Hindu, 12h ago · also WTOP News, Associated Press, CP24

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  2. background

    Iran downplays talks as "not anything new" — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei characterizes the unscheduled exchanges—the first indirect talks since a June ceasefire unraveled—as routine, reiterating demands that Washington end its blockade of Iranian ports and release frozen assets.

  3. background

    Trump envoys meet Iranian officials on UN sidelines — Trump's chief envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet with Iranian officials for about three hours on the sidelines of the General Assembly. Trump describes it as "very good" but offers few details on substance.

  4. background

    Trump suggests potential "annihilation" of Iran from UN stage — U.S. President Donald Trump uses the UN General Assembly to suggest he may "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if a deal isn't reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war.