Iranian President addresses UN, denies terrorism accusations
Most outlets reported that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied accusations of terrorism during his address to the UN General Assembly, emphasizing Iran’s actions were in self-defense against attacks by the United States and Israel. While several outlets highlighted Pezeshkian’s rejection of the "terrorist" label, particularly in relation to Trump, others also noted his claim that Iran did not target civilians and that its people were victims of terrorism. Framing varied slightly, with some leading with the denial of the terrorism charge and others focusing more broadly on the self-defense narrative.
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Pezeshkian rejects Trump’s ‘terrorist’ label, says Iran has only defended itself
Iran's President Pezeshkian firmly rejects Donald Trump's "terrorist" label, stating Iranians are victims of terrorism. Discover the diplomatic clash.
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Pezeshkian rejects Trump’s terrorism accusation against Iran
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran became a victim of terrorism during the war. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, he rejected accusations that Iran was a terrorist state. He said Iran exercised its right to defend itself against aggression. Pezeshkian said US President Donald Trump had described Iran as terrorists. He argued that Iranian […]
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Pezeshkian accuses US, Israel of attacks on Iran at UN
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the United States and Israel of attacking Iran and said his country’s people had been subjected to terrorism during an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. Pezeshkian said the US attacks on Iran were unlawful and referred to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader and an attack on a primary school in the city of Minab at the begin...
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Iranian president says ‘US attacked us, we acted in self-defence, we are not terrorists’
UNITED NATIONS, New York: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that Iran had acted in self-defence after being targeted by the United States and Israel, rejecting accusations that Tehran was a terrorist state. “They attacked us, but we did not bow our heads,” Pezeshkian said in an address to the United Nations General Assembly. “They targeted us and attacked us, but we only def...
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