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Iran’s Pezeshkian accuses US of terrorism in UN address

Source: NDTV · 23 Sep 2026, 15:47 UTC

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that Iranians had been victims of terrorism by the United States. NDTV reported that he displayed images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and 150 schoolchildren, whom he said were killed by a US strike.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the United States of terrorism during an address to the United Nations General Assembly, NDTV reported. Pezeshkian said Iranians had been victims of terrorism by the US. While speaking, he displayed photographs of Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and 150 schoolchildren.

According to the supplied material, Pezeshkian said Khamenei was assassinated by the US on the first day of the war and that the children were killed by a US strike. The source does not provide further details about the alleged events, identify the war being referenced or include a response from the United States. It also does not give the date of the speech.

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