Iranian Delegation Walks Out as Trump Threatens Tehran at UN

Instead, lower level staff and delegates were seated when he began to speak, only to leave 10 minutes into his speech.

By : AP

Update: 2026-09-22 15:14 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP)

United Nations: As US President Donald Trump began to describe the last six months of on-and-off military strikes against Iran, the delegation of Iranians at the UN General Assembly began to walk out, with only one person remaining seated.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are in New York for the annual meeting but didn't arrive in the General Assembly hall for Trump's speech.

Instead, lower level staff and delegates were seated when he began to speak, only to leave 10 minutes into his speech.