'We will never bow our head': Iran's president strikes defiant tone in UN speech

'We will never bow our head': Iran's president strikes defiant tone in UN speech Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 09/23/2026 - 16:52 Pezeshkian said Iran would not 'bend the knee' to US threats a day after Trump said he could 'annihilate' the Islamic Republic During the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian holds up a picture of victims killed by Israeli and American air strikes, on 23 September 2026 (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP) Off Iranian President Masoud Pezeshki