Iran's president blames US and Israel for global instability in UN speech
Masoud Pezeshkian opened his UN General Assembly address by displaying photos of children he said were killed in US and Israeli strikes.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York to blame the United States and Israel for instability around the world, according to a report from CNBC.
Pezeshkian began his remarks by holding up photographs of children he said had been killed by American and Israeli bombs, a gesture aimed at underscoring the human cost of recent regional conflicts as he addressed assembled world leaders.
The speech comes as tensions between Iran, Israel and the United States remain elevated following a period of direct military confrontation between Iran and Israel earlier in the year, which drew in U.S. forces at points. Iran's government has repeatedly accused Washington and Tel Aviv of destabilizing the Middle East, while the U.S. and Israel have pointed to Iran's nuclear program and its support for regional armed groups as sources of concern.
The UN General Assembly's annual high-level session regularly serves as a venue for leaders to air grievances and set out national positions before a global audience, and Iranian presidents have used the platform in past years to criticize U.S. sanctions and policy in the region.
CNBC's report did not detail further specifics of Pezeshkian's remarks beyond the opening portion of the address.
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