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  "id": 9385400,
  "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-9385400",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:50:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/we-will-never-bow-our-head-irans-president-strikes-defiant-tone-un"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations General Assembly, vowing that Tehran will never submit to US threats or pressure. Addressing President Donald Trump directly, Pezeshkian reminded him that the Iranian people will only grow in their resistance to sanctions, increased aggression, and bullying. Pezeshkian held a photo of Iran's 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated by US-Israeli forces on February 28, as he opened his speech. He also displayed images of Iranian children who lost their lives due to US air strikes, alongside their graves. During the UN assembly in New York City, Pezeshkian emphasized that Iran remains open to diplomacy, despite the ongoing conflict that has drawn in Arab Gulf states, Yemen, and Lebanon.",
  "summary": "'We will never bow our head': Iran's president strikes defiant tone 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…",
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        "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",
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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."
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