UN opens annual meeting as Iran war and European tensions dominate agenda

The UN's annual high-level meeting opens in New York amid global divisions, with the Iran war and European tensions dominating the agenda. A last-minute US-Denmark security pact on Greenland is set to be signed Tuesday. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will deliver his first UN speech after nearly seven months of war, while Israeli PM Netanyahu faces protests over a pending ICC arrest warrant. European leaders, including Spain's Pedro Sánchez, confront migration pressures, and Ukraine's Zelenski seeks support amid strained US resources. US President Trump's rival Peace Board, of which he is lifetime president, challenges the UN's legitimacy. Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez will speak, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres opens his final General Debate.