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Iran says it won't return to talks as long as US makes 'unreasonable demands'

Tehran and Washington engaged in five rounds of indirect nuclear negotiations that ended with the 12-day war in June, in which Israel and the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025

Voices from the Arab Press: The world's message to Netanyahu

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures after addressing the UN General Assembly.

Trump's UN speech shakes the foundations of Western democracy - opinion

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly on Friday. The speech has been greeted with both applause and derision, says the writer.

Netanyahu's UNGA speech: Defiant strength, lingering questions - opinion


'They panic at our ankle': Iran censors legs of Swedish, Finnish FMs at UNGA

Iran, known for its restrictive modesty laws that have seen women murdered for failing to cover their hair, blurred the legs of Finnish FM Elina Valtonen and Swedish FM Maria Malmer Stenergard.

Iranian state media censors legs of foreign officials at UNGA.

World Jewish Congress president Ron Lauder and al-Sharaa discuss impasse in Syria-Israel talks

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met World Jewish Congress head Ronald Lauder in New York to discuss stalled Syrian-Israeli negotiations, though no deal was announced.

Syrian President Al-Sharaa met with the president of the World Jewish Congress.

Widespread hate: When the places you trusted turn against you - opinion

Torn and hurt, I’m unsure if renewing my membership is the right choice or if walking away is the only way to stand up to what feels like betrayal.

People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he delivers an address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters, in New York, U.S., September 26, 2025

Netanyahu the huckster: A failed UN speech serving to isolate Israel - opinion

Like an outdated pitchman, Netanyahu resorted to his usual tricks – charts, QR codes, quizzes, theatrical gestures – that no longer work.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly on Friday. Like an outdated pitchman, he resorted to his usual tricks – charts, QR codes, quizzes, theatrical gestures – that no longer work, the writer argues.

Syrian President al-Sharaa met with the president of the World Jewish Congress

Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Ronald Lauder in New York during Sharaa's visit to the United Nations.

Syrian President Al-Sharaa met with the president of the World Jewish Congress.

Palestinian sovereignty and international law: Limits of UN recognition - opinion

Among other things, if current UN member states seek to establish the first Palestinian state, they will have to honor all listed expectations of the Montevideo (1933) and Vienna (1969) conventions.

RIYAD MANSOUR, the Palestinian permanent observer to the UN, speaks after the General Assembly voted to endorse a declaration on a two-state solution earlier this month. Israel has no legal obligation to carve a new enemy state, the writer states.

Masterpiece of optics: The walkout of Netanyahu's speech is an orchestration of emptiness - opinion

It was not a plan; it was punctuation. It did not change the sentence; it changed the emphasis. And emphasis, in our age of clip and caption, is not nothing.

DELEGATES WALK OUT before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly on Friday. Delegations from across the Arab and Muslim worlds, a sprinkling of Africans, and some Europeans rose and left, the writer notes.

Israel praises UN snapback of sanctions against Iran for nuke violations

Israel’s Foreign Ministry praised the UN move to reinstate sanctions on Iran, calling it vital to stopping Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.

From walkouts to warm embraces: Netanyahu's post-UN pivot to friendly audiences - analysis

At two private events in New York, Prime Minister Netanyahu gathered friendly faces to discuss fighting for Israel, but the Prime Minister faces remarkably different rhetoric from critics at home.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with pro-Israel American influencers at the Israel Consulate of New York.

Laura Loomer slams Jewish politicians for observing Rosh Hashanah during UNGA

Laura Loomer: “If you really care about something, you have to push your time off aside and you need to work.”

Laura Loomer arrives ahead of Donald Trump's debate with Democratic presidential nominee and Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, September 10, 2024.

Iranian's brace for impacted economy as UN reimposes sanctions

Tehran says its enrichment is for peaceful purposes; the economy is expected to worsen.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2025.