# Iran’s president tells Donald Trump his country will never ‘bend the knee’

https://mins.news/en/video/71250

- BBC News, 2026-09-23 20:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNujd5k-VGU

> President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran will never “bend the knee” after nearly seven months of war with the US and Israel, while expressing readiness for a diplomatic settlement. Analysts assess how statements and UN diplomacy could affect the prospects for peace as the war’s economic fallout continues to spread globally.

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