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Top commander calls President Pezeshkian’s UN address ‘resounding voice of the proud Iranian nation’
Iran’s top commander praises President Masoud Pezeshkian’s address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Iran’s top commander praises President Masoud Pezeshkian’s address to the United Nations General Assembly.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has smashed a team of terrorists in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, killing five gunmen and capturing several others.

Major General Mohsen Rezaei says Iran will not return to its pre-war diplomacy with the US, saying Washington needs to “take action,” if it wants the Strait of Hormuz open.

Pezeshkian systematically dismantled Western double standards, detailing the unprecedented crimes committed against Iran.
A protest has been held in Kargil, with demonstrators demanding justice for those killed in last year’s protests and pressing New Delhi to address Ladakh’s long-standing political demands.

Iran’s Parliament speaker praised Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's speech at the UN General Assembly, saying it reflects the country’s strength and 3,000-year-old civilization.
He emphasized the thorough and unambiguous nature of the diplomatic transmission, noting that the process lasted approximately two hours.

Switzerland has appealed to Israel to cease its illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.
2,000 fact-checkers from 80 countries have gathered in Moscow for an international forum, dubbed “Dialogue on Fakes 4.0.”

Hebrew media commentary focused on US casualties in the Iran war, Saudi Arabia's predicament in Yemen, the lack of US support for Riyadh, and growing American concerns over rising oil prices

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 17:00 GMT on September 23, 2026.

Baqaei says the children of Minab are missing from the start of the school year in Iran because of US massacre.

A Yemeni military adviser has stressed that the country’s armed forces would attack American interests in West Asia if the United States militarily supports Saudi Arabia in the conflict between Riyadh and Sana’a.

The Israeli internal security and counterintelligence service, Shin Bet, is expected to step up operational restrictions affecting commercial aviation services between the Israeli-occupied lands and the UAE.

The MQ-9’s mounting losses in Iran and Yemen are forcing the US to revive retired MQ-1 Predators, exposing widening surveillance gaps and underscoring the vulnerability of America’s persistent ISR architecture.

Oil tanker rates have hit a record $1.2 million a day on key West Asia-Asia routes as the US war against Iran disrupts shipping.
Pezeshkian argued that a world that only understands the language of power will never achieve sustainable peace.

General Rezaei highlighted the contrast between Washington's diplomatic posturing at the United Nations and the strategic reality of its war of aggression against Iran.