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Iran's president gives a rare wartime speech at the U.N.

Iran's president gives a rare wartime speech at the U.N.
NPR News Wednesday 23 September 2026, 18:14 UTC By Hadeel Al-Shalchi 1 min read
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump threatened from the same podium to "annihilate" Iran.(Image credit: John Lamparski)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump threatened from the same podium to "annihilate" Iran.

(Image credit: John Lamparski)

Iran (LOCATION) U.N. (ORG) Iranian (ORG) Masoud Pezeshkian (PERSON) the U.N. General Assembly (ORG) Trump (PERSON) John Lamparski (PERSON)
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