Iran and the United States have held mediated talks in New York after nearly seven months of war, as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations General Assembly that Tehran had 'not bent the knee' to Washington.
The contacts on the sidelines of the UN summit come after a conflict that has continued to affect Iran and the wider region since a June ceasefire collapsed. Pezeshkian, who has advocated diplomacy with the West, is seeking to reopen dialogue with Washington while publicly rejecting any suggestion that Iran is surrendering.
