Pezeshkian accuses U.S. and Israel at U.N. address

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday to accuse the United States and Israel of attacking Iran and to present images he said showed victims of the conflict. His speech followed a day of reported contacts between U.S. and Iranian representatives, though the two sides have not publicly established a shared account of the talks’ format or outcome. Pezeshkian said Iran had been the victim of terrorism and had defended itself against attacks. He held up photographs and pages he presented as depicting children and other victims, including schoolchildren killed in Minab. The material was part of his argument that Iran’s adversaries were responsible for civilian harm. The reports do not independently establish the circumstances of the deaths or responsibility for the strike. The address came a day after President Donald Trump warned at the assembly that he could annihilate Iran if the conflict was not resolved through an agreement. Pezeshkian criticized U.S.