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US delegate leaves the room as Iran's president tells UN that country is 'victim of terrorism'

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Iran’s president said that his people have been "victims of terrorism" by the U.S. in a rare wartime speech at the U.N. For the first time ever, the president of a country at war with the US addressed the UN in New York this afternoon.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has hit back at US President Donald Trump’s speech in his address to the UN General Assembly. He opened by showing images of Iranian civilians killed in US strikes, saying they demonstrated the impact of US and Israeli military action against Iran. During his speech, the US delegation walked out of the General Assembly hall.

France 24 International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani has more. In a defiant speech, President Masoud Pezeshkian held up large photos of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the more than 150 school Iranian children killed on the first days of the war. President Masoud Pezeshkian held up photos of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the more than 150 school children killed on the first days of the war; The ‌United States delegation walked out ‌at ⁠the start of the speech

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