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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) vowed to “firmly defend” his country’s positions, as he departed for New York to attend the U.N.
“We emerged with our heads held high, and this is a source of dignity and pride for all of us. “We will make the best possible use of this opportunity to convey Iran’s plight to the international community. State Department. The Iranian President’s communications team have not been authorised to travel, however, having been denied visas.
Therefore, we will firmly defend our positions in international forums,” he said before flying out of Iran, according to footage broadcast by state television. The President is due to speak at the UN meeting on Wednesday.
We will firmly tell our adversaries that, despite all the unfairness and injustices, the Iranian people have stood their ground,” he said. The United States has approved the UN visits for part of the Iranian delegation despite the war, but the group will be subject to movement restrictions, according to the U.S. Their barring was described as “hostile” by Iranian presidential spokesman Habibollah Abbassi, according to local media.
