
UN General Assembly session ends with mixed results on US-Iran diplomacy
A week of high-level diplomatic activity at the United Nations produced uneven progress toward ending the conflict between the US and Iran.

A week of high-level diplomatic activity at the United Nations produced uneven progress toward ending the conflict between the US and Iran.

President Masoud Pezeshkian used his UN General Assembly trip to signal openness to talks over Iran's nuclear program, though analysts see little chance of a quick breakthrough.
Hakan Fidan held talks with Khalilur Rahman on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York, Turkiye's Foreign Ministry said.
President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived back in Tehran following his trip to New York for the 81st UN General Assembly session.
Abbas Araghchi met individually with his counterparts from Malaysia, Cambodia and Algeria, as well as the UN General Assembly president, during the UN gathering in New York.
The Iranian foreign minister met separately with his counterparts from Malaysia, Cambodia and Algeria, along with the UN General Assembly president, on the sidelines of the UN gathering.
Masoud Pezeshkian opened his UN General Assembly address by displaying photos of children he said were killed in US and Israeli strikes.

The Iranian president's address to the UN General Assembly was carried live, with Tehran repeating its characterization of US actions against it.

The two leaders met in New York as Zelensky said he wants the war to end before winter, while both sides reportedly agreed not to target each other's energy infrastructure.
The second day of the UN General Assembly opened with speeches from world leaders, including Syria, Iran and Ukraine.

The Iranian president is set to speak at the UN General Assembly for the first time since the US and Israel struck Iran, a day after Trump said he could 'annihilate' the Islamic Republic.
Hakan Fidan also signed a double taxation avoidance agreement with El Salvador on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, according to Anadolu Agency.

The two foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly session in New York, IRNA reports.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said Qatari mediation facilitated the meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

President Trump described a three-hour meeting with Iranian officials at the United Nations as very good, adding to signs of active diplomatic engagement between the two countries.
A commentary published by Anadolu Agency argues Turkey's conduct at the 81st UN General Assembly illustrates the kind of adaptable, wide-ranging diplomacy the institution needs.

A senior Iranian diplomat at the UN mission responded to comments made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his UN General Assembly address, IRNA reported.
Representatives staged a mass walkout as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium at the 81st UN General Assembly.

Israel's prime minister used his UN General Assembly speech to hit back at critics as the body also heard from the Palestinian Authority and Yemen on Middle East crises.

A senior cleric leading Tehran's Friday prayers said President Masoud Pezeshkian's speech to the UN General Assembly captured the Iranian public's steadfast stance amid regional tensions.