Iran's Security Council Secretary Dismisses Trump's UN Speech, Mehr News Reports
Tehran's top security official rejected threats he said US President Donald Trump made against Iran during his address to the UN General Assembly, according to Iranian state media.
The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council has dismissed threats that US President Donald Trump made against Iran during his address to the United Nations General Assembly, according to Mehr News, Iran's state-affiliated news agency.
The Iranian official's remarks, reported from Tehran on September 23, characterized Trump's comments as directed at Iran during the UN speech, though the specific language used by Trump was not detailed in the report.
Mehr News did not provide the full text of either Trump's remarks or the Iranian official's response beyond the general characterization reported.
The exchange reflects the continued tension between Washington and Tehran, which has featured prominently in recent addresses by both countries' officials at international forums.
No independent confirmation of the exact content of Trump's remarks was available in the initial report.
Sources
- Trump’s UN speech as ‘clumsy defense of a defeated aggressor’ — Mehr News (Iran)
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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