IRAN: Pezeshkian Talks On Nuclear, Hormuz & US Stance In UN Address

Delivering his address to the UN General Assembly plenary session in New York City, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian lambasts the US and Israel. Key comments below. * Pezeshkian: "We do not seek power in order to attack or commit aggression. We seek energy for progress, not to threaten societies with weapons." * Pezeshkian: "...our defensive systems have been built so that no one can think that bombing of Iranian cities will go unanswered." * Pezeshkian on Iran's nuclear programme: "We will not bow our head and give up the right that is inherently ours. We say it clearly: no nuclear weapons and no limitations to peaceful nuclear technology." * Pezeshkian: "...we live in a region in which warfare knows no borders. Crisis in one land will spill into the surrounding nations. That's why Iran does not see her neighbours as security rivals." * On the Strait of Hormuz: "We cannot let some have free access and gain their interest from a waterway while at the same time using that waterway to impose their aggressions upon us." * Pezeshkian: "Iran must be understood by Mr. Trump and those who seek to bully us that we are ready for dialog and diplomacy and negotiations without accepting the