President says Iran ‘has never avoided’ dialogue with the US even though it’s been attacked three times during talks.

A woman carrying a national flag sits on a motorcycle alongside members of Iran's Basij paramilitary force as they ride through landmark Azadi Square during the Jan-Fada ("Those willing to sacrifice their lives") motorcycle rally in Tehran on September 25, 2026. Iran's president took a defiant stand at the UN on September 24, for which he travelled to New York, telling the world that Iran would not "bend at the knee" to Washington -- even as the US president acknowledged ongoing US-Iran talks. (Photo by AFP) /

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Why has Trump rejected Iran's peace proposal? | Inside Story

  • President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran “has never avoided” dialogue with the United States even though it’s been attacked three times during negotiations.
  • Iranian security forces kill six members of a “terrorist group” allegedly planning a bomb attack from Manjilabad town near the capital Tehran.