{
  "id": 9480524,
  "title": "Watch: Pezeshkian says Iran would not ‘bend the knee’ to US threats in UN speech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/watch-pezeshkian-says-iran-would-not-bend-the-knee-to-us-threats-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T03:41:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/watch-pezeshkian-says-iran-would-not-bend-knee-us-threats-un-speech"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed UN General Assembly on Wednesday.",
    "Pezeshkian vowed Iran would not yield to US threats, but is open to diplomacy.",
    "He accused US and Israel of hypocrisy regarding nuclear weapons."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}