Pezeshkian's UN address draws sharp White House response over the US-Iran war

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke at the UN General Assembly in New York, pledging defiance while offering diplomacy, as the White House rebutted his remarks.

• Pezeshkian made what is said to be the first visit by a president of a country at war with the US to address the UN General Assembly.
• Pezeshkian said Iran will never "bend the knee" after nearly seven months of war, but is ready for a diplomatic solution.
• Deputy White House press secretary Anna Kelly said the Iranian regime "killed thousands of its citizens" and Americans abroad.
• Kelly said President Trump is working to ensure Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon.
• During his address Pezeshkian displayed images of Iranian women and children he said were killed in American and Israeli attacks.
• He defended Iran's nuclear program as peaceful, saying it seeks development and does not aim to destabilize the region.
• He urged Trump to abandon the language of force while reiterating Iran's readiness for dialogue without accepting coercion.
• Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon said Pezeshkian was playing the victim and that Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities have declined.