Iranian President at UN: Iran a Victim of Terrorism, Not Aggressor

Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian addressed the UN General Assembly, portraying Iran as a victim of terrorism and denying his country ever started a war, while accusing the US and Israel of aggression. Pezeshkian showed photos of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in a US-Israeli airstrike, and children from a school in Minab hit by an American missile, alleging the attack was deliberate. He also claimed Israel commits genocide in Gaza while Iran faces sanctions. The Iranian delegation is restricted to their hotel in New York without special permission to move freely. Despite the US-Iran military conflict, indirect diplomatic talks reportedly resumed via Qatari mediators, though a Trump-Pezeshkian meeting did not occur.