the persians had a better day at the un when they told the world that they will not bend the knee to the empire;
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that Tehran will never "bow its head" to U.S. threats but remains open to diplomacy. Pezeshkian spoke a day after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to "annihilate" the Islamic Republic. [1][2]
Addressing Trump directly, Pezeshkian said the U.S. leader "must know that the resistance of the Iranian people will only increase in the face of sanctions, increased pressure, increased bullying," according to the speech. "We will never bow our head[s] or bend at the knee," he stated. [3][2]
The remarks came as the 81st UN General Assembly opened in New York amid stalled diplomatic efforts to resolve the nearly seven-month war that began when Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran in February, according to officials. [4][3]
Background: War, Casualties and UN Findings
Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran in February amid negotiations over its nuclear program. The war has continued with two ceasefires collapsing, according to the report. The conflict has drawn Arab Gulf states into the fighting, as well as Yemen and Lebanon. [3]
Pezeshkian began his speech holding a photo of Iran's 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated on Feb. 28 in the opening salvo of the U.S.-Israeli attack, according to the speech. He also shared photographs of Iranian children killed by U.S. air strikes and their graves. [3][5]
A UN fact-finding mission said earlier this month there were "reasonable grounds" to believe strikes on the Minab elementary school, which killed at least 150 people including approximately 120 children, amounted to war crimes, the report stated. A U.S. strike that discharged thousands of tungsten pellets also targeted a sports complex in the southern Iranian city of Lamerd. [3][5]..........more........