Iran's Pezeshkian vows never to 'bend at the knee' at UN as US-Iran talks, 60-day ceasefire roadmap and Hormuz blockade take centre stage
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…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed on Wednesday at the UN General Assembly that Iran would never bend at the knee, striking a defiant tone after a U.S.-Israeli war against his country. The president accused Washington of terrorism for assassinating former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and insisted that Tehran had never initiated a war.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military announced that it had redirected 115 commercial vessels under its naval blockade of Iran, highlighting the pressure on maritime trade. Iran presented Washington with a 60-day ceasefire roadmap, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and broader negotiations to end the conflict. However, the negotiations remain fluid as both sides maintain their positions, leaving little room for compromise.
The UN also saw French President Emmanuel Macron spark diplomatic controversy with a remark about Hamas, which drew criticism from Israeli officials.
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