ReportedDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran
Pezeshkian departs Tehran for UN General Assembly amid ongoing war
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 9:03 AM in Tehran, Sep 22
- Where
- Tehran, Iran
President Masoud Pezeshkian left Tehran on Tuesday morning for the UN General Assembly, telling state television Iran would "firmly defend our positions in international forums" and convey "Iran's plight" to the world. He was set to be the highest-ranking Iranian official to enter the US since the war began.
Why it matters
His trip put Iran's president in New York while US and Iranian envoys tested terms for a Hormuz reopening, though a senior official said he would not meet Trump.
Sources (4)
- Channels Televisionchannelstv.com
- ANI Newsaninews.in
- Khaleej Times live updates (AFP)khaleejtimes.comPublished
- Reuters (via BOE Report)boereport.comPublished
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Correction
- Corrected the time from 5:00 PM Tehran time, Sep 22, 2026 to 9:03 AM Tehran time, Sep 22, 2026; revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Tehran, Iran / New York, US to Tehran, Iran; reclassified it from diplomatic-development to diplomacy; updated the sourcing note; added 2 sources: Khaleej Times live updates (AFP), Reuters (via BOE Report). Why and evidence