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Canada is set to release its internal critical review on how two men with reported ties to ISIS were allowed to enter the country despite serious security concerns.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused the United States of backing Israel's ramp up of bombings and air strikes in Lebanon, rejecting Washington’s repeated assertions that it had no prior knowledge of attacks against Iran and its regional allies.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States should threaten to bomb countries which seek the assassination of US leaders in the wake of an alleged Iranian plot on his life.

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN accused Iran's new president of "playing a game," claiming he is "lying, and unfortunately, some people are buying it" during his visit to New York.

In his first response to the recent Israeli strikes that killed Hezbollah commanders, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stated that the attacks will not undermine the group's strength.

A former US diplomat held hostage in Iran has called the presence of the Iranian president's delegation for the UN General Assembly in New York a lavish escape while Iran grapples with severe domestic crises.

While in New York, Masoud Pezeshkian faced backlash from hardliners at home following a Bloomberg report that claimed he suggested Iran was prepared to ease tensions with Israel.

Iran has facilitated secret negotiations between Russia and Yemen's Houthis in order for Moscow to provide the militia with advanced anti-ship missiles amid the Red Sea blockade.

French President Emmanuel Macron told his Iranian counterpart that an improvement in bilateral relations could only happen if there was an immediate release of three French nationals held in Iran.

President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran could work with world powers over a deal on its nuclear program if other parties renewed their obligations to the lapsed agreement, in a debut speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

Around 300 Palestinian and Yemeni fighters are holding military training exercises inside Iran, a source familiar with the matter told Iran International, even as President Masoud Pezeshkian is due to deliver a message of regional peace to the UN General Assembly in New York.

Iran must prioritize genuine de-escalation as tensions flare in the Mideast, an influential former parliamentarian and political commentator has written ahead of President Massoud Pezeshkian's debut speech at the UN General Assembly.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday rejected an assertion by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian the previous day that Israel is trying to draw Iran into direct conflict, accusing Israel's foe of already playing an active role in regional instability.

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian's current stay in New York for the UN General Assembly will be the shortest of any of his predecessors, lasting just three days.

The circus is back in town. A new Iranian president arrives at the United Nations as a smiling mask to an undeterred adversary of the United States and too many credulous media and policy elites in this country cheer on the pageant. This needs to stop.

Iran is signaling its desire to resume nuclear negotiations with the West, as indicated by the Foreign Minister on Monday, as the country’s President arrived in the US for the UN General Assembly.

A Hezbollah rocket commander was assassinated in an air attack on the Iran-backed group's stronghold in south Beirut on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, in another apparent heavy blow to its senior leadership.

Iran's Quds Force commander told Iraqi political leaders last week to ease criticism of the prime minister who has been embroiled in a row over spying allegations, sources said, seeking to steady a regional ally as conflict in the Middle East flares.

Swedish authorities said on Tuesday that Iran hacked a messaging service last year, sending thousands of messages urging Swedes to retaliate against Quran burners.

Ahead of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's address at the UN on Tuesday, calls for the release of dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi have intensified, driven by growing pressure from his family, legal team, and human rights organizations.

Masoud Pezeshkian is set to become the seventh Iranian president to address the UN General Assembly. But how did his predecessors navigate their visits to New York, and what were their key moments on the world stage?