Iran’s president told the United Nations that the Iranian people were the victims of America’s terrorism, but we did not kneel down

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८ आश्विन २०८३, बिहीबार ११:०६September 24, 2026

. Iran’s President Massoud Pejeskian condemned the US attack in an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.

He said the Iranian people were “victims of terrorism” by the United States and that Iran was ready for dialogue and diplomacy but would not accept pressure to use force.TAG_OPEN_div_32

Pezeskian, who addressed the General Assembly in the midst of nearly seven months of war, displayed pictures of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and more than 150 schoolchildren killed in the early days of the war. “We are not terrorists,” he said, claiming that Iran was only defending itself. “Our innocent people have become the target of cowardly attacks,” he said, referring to the United States. “They hit us, but we have not knelt down.”TAG_OPEN_div_30 ”

Pezeskian’s speech came a day after US President Donald Trump warned that the Islamic Republic could be “destroyed” if a deal was not made with Iran soon. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran should change its nuclear program and its policy on terrorism or else it could use various options, including military action.TAG_OPEN_div_28

He called the previous meeting with Iranian officials by Trump’s chief envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner a “very good meeting.” But Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghhai said such contacts were nothing new. There have also been disagreements within Iran over possible talks with the United States. Some leaders have criticized Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

TAG_OPEN_div_24 Meanwhile, the U.S.-backed Board of Peace has proposed a $2.45 billion plan for six months to rebuild and govern Gaza. The plan includes 66 projects related to infrastructure, education and health. According to the board, about $35.2 billion will be needed to rebuild Gaza in the medium term, and an additional $71.4 billion will be spent over the next 10 years.

Meanwhile, another cargo ship was hit by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, according to the British Maritime Trade Agency. Two people were killed in the incident, the crew abandoned the ship after the fire and the ship sank. Commercial traffic on the war-hit waterway has also been affected.TAG_OPEN_div_22

TAG_OPEN_div_20 Meanwhile, Neria Leiter, the son of Yechiel Leiter, the U.S. ambassador to the occupied West Bank, and a reserve soldier of the Israeli army, was seriously injured. According to Israeli officials, a Palestinian man was injured when his car crashed into a security checkpoint near Beit Horon. The man was shot dead by Israeli forces as he tried to flee.

TAG_OPEN_div_18 On the other hand, Israel’s Election Commission has voted to disqualify major Arab political parties and candidates from participating in next month’s parliamentary elections. Ram’s leader Mansour Abbas said he would appeal the decision to the Supreme Court at the request of two right-wing parties, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party. This will be Israel’s first parliamentary election since the Hamas-led invasion of October 7, 2023.