Iranian president rejects surrender while leaving door open to diplomacy
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused US President Donald Trump of adopting a bullying approach in a wartime address to the United Nations. He said Iran would not surrender, while indicating that Tehran remained open to diplomacy aimed at ending the conflict.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused US President Donald Trump of having a “bullying mentality” in an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, according to the South China Morning Post. Speaking during the wartime address to the 193-member assembly, Pezeshkian said Iran would not surrender in its war with the United States. He also said Iran remained open to diplomacy to end the conflict.
Pezeshkian rejected a warning from Trump that the United States could annihilate Iran if no agreement was reached. He said threats would strengthen Iran’s resolve rather than force it to give in. The Iranian president described Trump’s remarks as evidence of the approach he was criticising.
The supplied report ends during Pezeshkian’s response and does not provide further details of his diplomatic proposals or the wider exchange between the two countries.
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