President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. Iran’s president delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, vowing his country would defend itself until “its last breath” and would not give up its civilian nuclear program. At the same time, he left the door open for negotiations with the United States. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) By FARNAZ…
