President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that Tehran will respond “strongly and resolutely” if the United States seeks to continue its war of aggression, stressing that Iran did not choose war and is not seeking one.
26 September, 2026 @ 12:04
Scores of delegations have left the UN General Assembly hall shortly before Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech, amid growing international isolation of the occupying regime.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a critique of Western hypocrisy at the UN General Assembly, exposing the contradiction of an Israeli regime armed with nuclear weapons and granted total impunity, while Iran faces relentless inspections and sanctions.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the 81st UN General Assembly on Wednesday that war has been “imposed” on the Islamic Republic, declaring that Iran has never initiated a conflict but will never stop defending itself from aggression.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps commemorated the Sacred Defense Week and the 46th anniversary of the beginning of the eight-year imposed war, highlighting the Iranian Armed Forces’ readiness to deliver a decisive response to any aggression.
Ayatollah Seyyed Hassan Khomeini has expressed his condolences over the passing of Grand Ayatollah Shobeiri Zanjani, describing him as “undoubtedly one of the greatest fruits of the Qom Seminary and one of the eminent and influential scholars and teachers of this center of learning and jurisprudence.”
Iran’s Acting Defense Minister Brigadier General Majid Ibn al-Reza has said the eight-year Sacred Defense was more than a historical period of resistance, describing it as a school of experience, self-confidence, sacrifice and responsibility that shaped the country’s subsequent defense path.
President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged to firmly defend Iran’s positions and convey the country’s strength to the world during his upcoming address to the UN General Assembly and the meetings he is scheduled to hold on the sidelines.
Imam Khomeini explains through his works that an evil scholar, a scholar who inclines toward the world, a scholar who thinks of preserving his position and administrative post, will not be able to combat the enemies of Islam