Pezeshkian rejects accusations that his country is a terrorist state and says Iran has only defended itself against attacks.

On Wednesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denounced the terrorist attacks by the United States and Israel and rejected accusations that his country harbors a terrorist state.

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“Those who are terrorists and train terrorists describe us as such,” Pezeshkian said during his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

He mentioned the killing without legal basis of Iran’s supreme leader and the bombing of a school in Iran, where innocent children lost their lives under U.S.-Israeli bombs.

In the city of Lamer, a sports center where children were playing was attacked with multiple-warhead weapons, turning these children into martyrs, the Persian leader also recalled.

Pezeshkian emphasized that Iran has done nothing more than defend itself against cowardly attacks and that its innocent people have been the targets of these aggressions.

Despite attacks with advanced technology and modern weapons systems, the Iranian people have remained steadfast and have not bowed their heads. Although they have been hit, they have not knelt down or responded by attacking civilians, he pointed out.

In contrast, the United States and Israel have targeted Iranian universities, health care centers and schools, demonstrating the terrorist nature of their actions, the Persian leader added.

Pezeshkian’s intervention came one day after U.S. President Donald Trump told the UNGA that he has the authority to decide whether to reach an agreement with the Persian nation or completely annihilate it.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

They have learned that Iran cannot be forced to surrender.

Iran has never, ever been an aggressor, has never started a war, and has always shown her commitment to the negotiating table.

They imposed the war on us, but we have proven that… pic.twitter.com/TVmHerWvRN

— World Source News (@Worldsource24) September 23, 2026

Iran Does Not Have Nuclear Bombs

During his address to the UNGA, Pezeshkian also addressed the issue of inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities that the United States demands and uses as a pretext for its economic and military aggression.

“Atomic and nuclear bombs are in the hands of the Israeli regime, but the inspectors are requested to come to Iran. Israel has murdered savagely over 70,000 innocents in Gaza, but Iran, while behind the table of negotiation, was bombed,” he pointed out.

“Israel has the bombs, has weapons of mass destruction, is not a member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, during her shameful life has not allowed a single inspection, but they are rewarded by all the means necessary for them to be able to bomb any capital in the region at will,” Pezeshkian said, as reported by Clash Report.

The High-Level Week of the 81st session of the UNGA, presided over by Khalilur Rahman, brings together international leaders from Sept. 22 to 28 to discuss international peace, security, and cooperation.

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Sources: EFE – Clash Report –

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