Iran's Pezeshkian Heads to UNGA Amid Trump 'Annihilate' Threat — SkimNews
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- Masoud Pezeshkian is the first leader whose country is at war with the United States to travel to New York and address the UN General Assembly
- President Trump said he faced a choice over whether to 'annihilate' the Islamic republic, setting the immediate diplomatic backdrop for Pezeshkian's UNGA address
Why it matters: A wartime adversary standing at the UNGA lectern marks a historic first, putting Trump's military rhetoric and Iran's diplomatic isolation in direct collision on the world's main diplomatic stage.
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