UN General Assembly 2026: Arab and Muslim leaders denounce militarism engulfing region

Arab and Muslim leaders once again focused heavily on the US- Israel war on Iran and the genocide in Gaza on the second day of the United Nations General Assembly. On Wednesday, it was Iran's turn to respond to US President Donald Trump's Tuesday speech, in which he set the tone by threatening to "annihilate Iran" while, in the same breath, mentioning that he would like to make a deal to end the war. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian implied that he had changed the contents of his speech after hearing the address, which referred to Iranians as "terrorists".