Iran president accuses U.S. of strikes at UNGA
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, speaking in his first address to the U.N. General Assembly this session, publicly accused the United States and Israel of carrying out airstrikes on Iranian cities and nuclear sites, calling the June attacks a 'grave betrayal of diplomacy' that killed civilians and undermined regional peace. He denied Iran seeks nuclear weapons, cited a religious edict from Iran’s supreme leader, and urged Muslim states to unite in collective defense while condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza.
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Iran president accuses US of 'grave betrayal' with nuclear strikes in UNGA speech
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- Pezeshkian told the U.N. General Assembly that U.S. June strikes targeted Iranian nuclear facilities and constituted a 'grave betrayal of diplomacy.'
- The article states that in June seven U.S. B‑2 bombers dropped 30,000‑pound 'bunker buster' bombs on Iran’s nuclear sites (as described in the piece).
- Pezeshkian denied Iran sought nuclear weapons, citing an edict from Iran’s Supreme Leader, and accused the U.S. of enabling what he called 'genocide' in Gaza.