Iranian President Pezeshkian accuses US and Israel of instability at UN — CNBC

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, speaking at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, United States, on September 23, 2026, accused the United States and Israel of increasing global instability. CNBC Top News reports.

Statements about attacks

According to Pezeshkian, the United States and Israel carried out illegal attacks on the civilian population and infrastructure of his country. These remarks were part of his address to UN General Assembly delegates.

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Photographs of children

At the beginning of his address, the Iranian president displayed photographs of children. He said they had been killed as a result of strikes by American and Israeli bombs.

The speech took place at UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, September 23. CNBC described Pezeshkian's speech as defiant. In his address, he combined accusations over attacks on Iran with the assertion that the United States and Israel are responsible for global instability.