Watch: Pezeshkian says Iran would not ‘bend the knee’ to US threats in UN speech
Watch: Pezeshkian says Iran would not ‘bend the knee’ to US threats in UN speech 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…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, asserting that Tehran will not yield to US threats, but is receptive to diplomacy, a day after President Donald Trump had vowed to annihilate the Islamic Republic. In a direct address to Trump, Pezeshkian warned that the resistance of the Iranian people will only intensify in response to sanctions, heightened pressure, and more bullying.
He emphatically declared that Iran will never "bow its head" or "bend at the knee." Pezeshkian additionally accused the US and Israel of hypocrisy, contending that while Israel maintains a nuclear arsenal, it refuses to acknowledge possessing nuclear weapons, whereas Iran is subject to international inspections.
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