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Iranian President: Iran will never “kneel” to the United States, but hopes to resolve the conflict through diplomacy
BlockBeats news, September 24: Iranian President Pezeshkian said in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly that, although the war with the United States and Israel has lasted for nearly 7 months, Iran will “never kneel,” but remains willing to resolve the conflict through diplomatic channels.
Responding to an earlier threat by U.S. President Trump that Iran would be “destroyed” if an agreement could not be reached quickly, Pezeshkian said that sanctions, pressure, and “bullying” would only further strengthen the Iranian people's resolve to resist.
Pezeshkian said that any agreement must include the United States ending its blockade of Iranian vessels and ports, adding that “not everyone can benefit from the Strait of Hormuz while Iran is barred from passage.”
The Strait of Hormuz typically carries about one-fifth of global oil and natural-gas shipments. Since the outbreak of war in late February, the strait has effectively been closed due to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and the U.S. blockade.
On Tuesday local time, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi and U.S. envoy Witkoff held indirect talks during the United Nations General Assembly under Qatari mediation, marking the first contact between the two sides since June. Witkoff said he hoped the talks would be “constructive and forward-looking,” while Iran's Foreign Ministry said the talks were “not a new development,” and that Iran continued to insist on conditions including an end to the U.S. blockade and the unfreezing of Iranian assets.
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