Iran's Pezeshkian Accuses Trump of 'Bullying Mentality' in UN General Assembly Address

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used his wartime address to the 193-member UN General Assembly on Wednesday to accuse US President Donald Trump of a "bullying mentality," declaring that Iran would not surrender in its war with the US while keeping the door open to diplomacy. Pezeshkian rejected Trump's warning that Iran could be annihilated absent a deal, arguing that threats only harden Tehran's position. He pointed to remarks made by the US president the previous day as evidence of that mentality, and said the Iranian people would not bow to pressure. In a pointed exchange, he countered Trump's characterization of Iran as the world's leading sponsor of terrorism by saying that those who are terrorists and train terrorists call Iran terrorists. The speech, delivered to the full UN membership, framed Iran as open to a diplomatic resolution to the conflict even as it rejected coercive pressure.