Diplomacy
Iran’s president hits out at ‘bully’ Trump in UN speech but signals willingness to talk
The Guardian · 3 days ago · Read the Full Story on The Guardian
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denounced the US as a bully and terrorist during his UN speech, while signaling a conditional openness to renewed diplomatic talks.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described the US as a bully and terrorist in the Middle East during his UN General Assembly speech.
- Pezeshkian stated that Tehran is ready for dialogue, diplomacy, and negotiations, but firmly rejected the language of force.
- US President Donald Trump had previously stated he was weighing whether to annihilate Iran, while also praising renewed talks between the two nations.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US special envoy Steve Witkoff held a three-hour meeting on the sidelines of the UN assembly.
- The US delegation walked out at the start of Pezeshkian's UN speech.
- Pezeshkian accused Washington of terrorism for the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and more than 150 schoolchildren at the start of the war.
- Iran asserted its right to a peaceful civil nuclear program and denied wanting to build nuclear weapons.
- Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's supreme national security council, refused to call the talks negotiations and stated that the Strait of Hormuz will not open until Iran's conditions are met.
- Iran set seven preconditions for returning to talks, which include the end of the war, the cessation of American aggressive actions, the end of the naval siege and economic war, and the release of Iranian assets.
- Oman and Iraq have reportedly closed their airspace to Iranian civilian planes due to the threat of US secondary sanctions.
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