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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons but will not give up its right to peaceful nuclear technology, and accused Israel of holding nuclear arms while escaping international inspection. He condemned US sanctions as targeting innocent Iranian civilians and defended Palestinian resistance, saying it cannot be destroyed by bombs and siege.

Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said his country is determined to make diplomacy work to end the US-Iran conflict, stressing "we can't let diplomacy fail." On Tuesday, Qatar oversaw the first meeting between the US and Iran in months on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and rejected using it as a bargaining chip, warning that the US-Israeli war on Iran has driven up global food and medicine prices and strained people unconnected to the conflict.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian met Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Tehran as Pakistan and Qatar push to revive diplomacy with Washington amid rising regional tensions. Tehran says it has received intelligence that the US is planning new attacks, while Qatar is mediating to open a path for dialogue between Iran and the US.