'We will never bow our head': Iran's president strikes defiant tone in UN speech

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, stating Iran would not yield to US threats and was open to diplomacy, directly responding to President Trump's earlier remarks. Pezeshkian began his speech by displaying photos of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and children killed in US airstrikes, emphasizing Iranian resistance amid ongoing conflict and sanctions.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that Tehran will never “bow its head” to US threats but is open to diplomacy, a day after President Donald Trump threatened to “annihilate” the Islamic Republic. Addressing Trump directly, Pezeshkian said the US leader “must know that the resistance of the Iranian people will only increase in the face of sanctions, increased pressure, increased bullying.

'We will never bow our head': Iran's president strikes defiant tone in UN speech

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