Iranian‑American Demonstrations Shadow Iran President at UNGA

As Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 24, 2025, thousands of Iranian‑Americans and dissidents gathered outside the United Nations in New York — at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza and nearby locations — to denounce Tehran, assert that the regime does not represent them, and call on the U.S. to back democratic change and recognize opposition representatives such as the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Organizers and named participants (including former political prisoner Mitra Samani and Nasser Sharif of the Iranian American Community of California) said protesters came from some 40 states and voiced support for a secular, democratic republic in Iran.