Pakistan, Sept. 23 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran became a victim of terrorism during the war. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, he rejected accusations that Iran was a terrorist state. He said Iran exercised its right to defend itself against aggression.

Pezeshkian said US President Donald Trump had described Iran as terrorists. He argued that Iranian civilians had instead suffered from terrorist attacks. He also said Iran's actions were aimed at defending itself against aggression.

During his UNGA address in New York, Pezeshkian displayed images of Ayatollah Khamenei. He also showed pictures of children from a school affected during the conflict. The images highlighted what he described as civilian suff...