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  "id": 9378502,
  "title": "President tells Trump that Iran will never 'bend at the knee'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/president-tells-trump-that-iran-will-never-bend-at-the-knee-9378502",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:30:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/president-tells-trump-iran-will-never-bend-knee-0"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations General Assembly, stating that Tehran will never \"bend at the knee\" to US threats. According to Middle East Eye, Pezeshkian directly addressed US President Donald Trump, saying that the Iranian people will not bow to pressure and that resistance will only increase in the face of sanctions and bullying.\n\nPezeshkian accused the US of terrorism, specifically mentioning the assassination of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the start of the conflict, as reported by Al-Monitor and Channel News Asia. The Iranian president also expressed openness to diplomacy to end the conflict, but warned that Tehran would not accept the language of force, as stated by The Korea Times and South China Morning Post.\n\nThe speech was given during a time of ongoing conflict between Iran and the US, with Israel also involved, and amid tensions over Iran's nuclear programme. According to Middle East Eye, the conflict began with US and Israeli air strikes in February and has since pulled in several other countries, including Arab Gulf states, Yemen, and Lebanon. The US delegation walked out at the start of Pezeshkian's speech, as reported by The Korea Times.",
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    "outlets": 11,
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran's Pezeshkian accuses Trump of 'bullying mentality,' vows no surrender",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/irans-pezeshkian-accuses-trump-of-bullying-mentality-vows-no-surrender-9378516",
        "published": "2026-09-23T14:46:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/irans-president-tells-trump-it-will-never-bend-the-knee",
        "published": "2026-09-23T15:58:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "'After Trump's failure in Iran, the Houthi offensive is another blow to a fragile house of cards'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/after-trumps-failure-in-iran-the-houthi-offensive-is-another-blow-to",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:00:13.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Iran president accuses Trump of 'bullying mentality,' vows no surrender",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/iran-president-accuses-trump-of-bullying-mentality-vows-no-surrender",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:27:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Iran’s Pezeshkian accuses Trump of ‘bullying mentality’, vows no surrender",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/irans-pezeshkian-accuses-trump-of-bullying-mentality-vows-no-surrender",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:38:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "President tells Trump that Iran will never 'bend at the knee'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/president-tells-trump-that-iran-will-never-bend-at-the-knee-9377699",
        "published": "2026-09-23T17:00:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "'We will never bow our head': Iran's president strikes defiant tone in UN speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/we-will-never-bow-our-head-irans-president-strikes-defiant-tone-in-un",
        "published": "2026-09-23T17:13:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran in UN speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/trump-threatens-to-annihilate-iran-in-un-speech",
        "published": "2026-09-23T17:13:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Iran’s Pezeshkian accuses Trump of ’bullying mentality,’ vows no surrender",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/irans-pezeshkian-accuses-trump-of-bullying-mentality-vows-no-surrender-9380888",
        "published": "2026-09-23T17:43:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Iran’s president tells Trump it will never ‘bend the knee’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/irans-president-tells-trump-it-will-never-bend-the-knee-9384165",
        "published": "2026-09-23T17:54:40.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}