Pezeshkian says Iran will not surrender to US pressure

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the UN General Assembly, stating that Iran would not surrender to US pressure. According to The Korea Times and South China Morning Post, Pezeshkian accused US President Donald Trump of having a "bullying mentality".

Pezeshkian said threats would only harden Iran's resolve, rejecting Trump's warning that he could annihilate Iran. The Korea Times reported that Pezeshkian described Trump's description of Iran as the world's leading sponsor of terrorism as hypocritical, given that the US supports terrorists.

The US delegation walked out at the start of Pezeshkian's speech, as reported by The Korea Times. Despite this, Pezeshkian emphasized that Iran remained open to diplomacy to end the conflict, but would not accept the language of force. France 24 noted that Iranian officials downplayed their talks with US counterparts on the sidelines of the general assembly as "not anything new".

Brief written by urgent.news from Daily Times, The Korea Times, South China Morning Post, France 24 — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.