Pezeshkian brings ‘receipts’ to UNGA speech
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian took the podium at the 81st United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, using his address to accuse the United States of attacks against Iran and portray Iranians as victims of terrorism.
“We have been the victims of terrorism,” Pezeshkian said as he opened his remarks.
Pezeshkian referred to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, saying he came from “an Iran in which our esteemed supreme leader was assassinated without any legal framework or reason.”
He also pointed to the bombing of a primary school in Minab, which he attributed to the United States during the first day of the war.
“I come from an Iran where, in truth, they bombed a school,” he said.
- US official walks out -
As Pezeshkian began his address, a US delegation official was seen standing up, picking up his briefcase, removing his glasses and walking out of the General Assembly hall.
The departure came as the Iranian president began detailing what he described as US attacks against Iran.
Pezeshkian’s speech comes amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington, with the Iranian president using the UN platform to present Iran’s account of the conflict and its aftermath.
