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Azucena Salazar

When Each Middle Eastern Leader Speaks at the 2026 UN General Assembly: Iran's President To Address the World

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026. (Credit: Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Diplomats and heads of state start filling the General Assembly Hall this Tuesday morning for a session that lands in the middle of three live crises at once: Gaza, Ukraine, and a grinding war between Iran and its adversaries that shows no sign of a clean ending. This year's Middle East speaking slots carry unusual weight as a result — Iran's president is set to speak while his country is still trading fire with Washington, and Israeli and Palestinian leaders are booked for the very same day.

A region still at war walks into the room

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