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President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country would not give up its civilian nuclear program, but left the door opened for diplomacy with the United States.
In his UN General Assembly speech, Iran's president also accused the US and Israel of illegal attacks on civilians as the US delegation walked out. He closed with a direct message to Trump: "Yes they did hit us, but we did not bend the knee."
NYTimes – World President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country would not give up its civilian nuclear program, but left the door opened for diplomacy with the United States.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly, declaring Iran would not be bullied but would negotiate, while accusing the U.S. and Israel of illegal attacks on civilians; the U.S. delegation walked out during the address.
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NYTimes – World President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country would not give up its civilian nuclear program, but left the door opened for diplomacy with the United States.
NYTimes – US The United States has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said Monday, on the eve of crucial midterm elections. The unpopular Iran war and the resulting impact on U.S. gasoline prices and other parts of the economy have been a vulnerability for Republicans as they try to keep control of Congress. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Oliver Farry has more.
BBC News – UK British adventurer Karl Bushby returns to his mother’s home in Hull after completing a 28-year, 50,000-kilometre journey from Chile.
BBC News – World Officials say at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs hit a southern Ukrainian village in what the president called an "utterly horrific" attack.
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