Iran tells UN: US terrorism claims ring hollow after strike killed schoolchildren

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that his people have been "victims of terrorism" by the United States, a day after President Donald Trump threatened to "annihilate" the Islamic Republic. Pezeshkian displayed photos of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and over 150 schoolchildren killed in a U.S. airstrike, saying, "We have only defended ourselves. We are not terrorists." He added that America and Israel attacked Iran, but "we did not bend the knee." Trump later said his envoys met indirectly with Iranian officials for about three hours, calling it "a very good meeting," though Tehran downplayed the talks as "not anything new." Iran demands an end to the U.S. blockade and release of frozen assets.