Iranian president delivers defiant speech at UN while offering diplomatic openness

Iran's president spoke at the United Nations on Wednesday and criticised US President Trump while also offering to talk. Masoud Pezeshkian called Trump a "bully" after Trump threatened to destroy Iran the day before from the same stage. Pezeshkian said Iran is ready for talks and diplomacy, but will not accept threats. He also said Iran is a victim of terrorism, not a supporter of it, and defended his country's right to run a civilian nuclear programme. A member of the US delegation left the room during the speech. The Israeli delegation did not attend at all. Trump said on Tuesday that a deal with Iran could happen after US midterm elections in November.