Lead development · 9/23/2026, 6:15:31 PM UTC
Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee'
Masoud Pezeshkian's defiant speech to the UN comes after the US president threatened to "annihilate" Iran if a peace deal is not agreed soon.
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Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee'
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Read the lead brief →World · 9/23/2026, 2:57:00 AM UTC
Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran in UN speech as officials from both countries meet on sidelines
In his address, the US president pondered whether a peace deal would be agreed or whether he would have to take extreme action against Iran.