# Iran’s Pezeshkian slams ‘terrorist’ US but extols diplomacy in UN speech

https://mins.news/en/item/71134

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-23 18:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/irans-president-slams-trumps-bullying-in-defiant-unga-speech?traffic_source=rss

> Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sharply rebuked the United States at the UN General Assembly, calling Iranians victims of terrorists and condemning the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. He nevertheless said Iran was extending its hands to the world and left the door open to negotiations. A US delegate walked out and Israel boycotted the address.

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