President tells Trump that Iran will never 'bend at the knee'
Iran's president struck a defiant tone at the UN on Wednesday where he spoke for the first time since Washington and Israel launched an all-out war on his country, vowing Tehran would never "bend at the knee." Masoud Pezeshkian accused Washington of "terrorism" for assassinating former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the start of the war. He held up a photograph of the dead leader,…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's approach during a United Nations speech on Wednesday, alleging that Trump displayed a "bullying mentality." Pezeshkian reiterated Iran's stance that it would not yield in the conflict with the U.S., but remained open to diplomacy to resolve tensions. He warned that threats would only reinforce Iran's resolve and rejected Trump's assertion that he could obliterate Iran if no agreement was reached.
The Iranian president emphasized that the Iranian people would not submit to pressure, countering Trump's characterization of Iran as the world's principal supporter of terrorism. Pezeshkian repeatedly stressed Iran's willingness to negotiate with the United States but firmly rejected any approach predicated on force. The U.S. delegation departed before Pezeshkian's address commenced. The U.S. mission to the UN declined to provide immediate comment on Pezeshkian's remarks.
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