Iran's Pezeshkian tells UN country will not surrender to U.S.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant address at the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2026, stating Iran will 'never bow' and will not yield to U.S. pressure, sanctions, or bullying, while emphasizing that Iranian resistance will only strengthen.

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Iran president tells UN ‘we will never bow our head' as US walks out

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian projected defiance in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, saying the Islamic Republic would not surrender or give up its nuclear program in the face of President Trump’s military and economic pressure. “He must know that the resistance of the Iranian people will only increase in the...

Iran will 'never bend at the knee', Pezeshkian tells UN in defiant wartime address

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gave a defiant wartime address at the UN on Wednesday accusing the US of terrorism in his country and saying Iran would not "bend at the knee". But as Pezeshkian called for diplomacy, Iranian officials downplayed their talks with US counterparts on the sidelines of the gerenal assembly as "not anything new".