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The top moments from Iran president’s tense visit to US soil as war rages
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian defended Tehran’s conduct in its war with the United States on Wednesday, taking aim at President Donald Trump and vowing that Iran would not surrender during a fiery address before world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.
The speech follows months of fighting, failed diplomatic efforts and mounting international pressure on Tehran, giving Pezeshkian a high-profile platform to defend Iran’s actions and challenge the U.S. account of the conflict.
«America and Israel attacked us, equipped with the latest technology and weapons systems, and our people stood steadfast. Yes, they did hit us, but we did not bend the knee. We did not bow our head,» said Pezeshkian. «Those who are terrorists and train and protect terrorists describe us as such. We have only defended ourselves. We are not terrorists.»
Digital compiled the top moments from Pezeshkian’s speech and the developments unfolding both inside and outside the U.N.
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Pezeshkian’s fiery attacks on Trump and the United States came amid a hostile reception in New York City, where protesters gathered to denounce the Iranian government as its president addressed world leaders at the United Nations.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined a «Free Iran» rally outside the U.N., where protesters denounced Tehran as Pezeshkian addressed world leaders.
Demonstrators waved Iranian flags while denouncing Iran’s government over its repression of political dissent, restrictions on women’s rights and treatment of opposition figures.
As the emcee announced Pezeshkian’s impending speech, audible boos erupted from the protest crowd outside the UN as the leader walked out onto the stage.
A member of the U.S. delegation walked out of the General Assembly hall after Pezeshkian began criticizing the United States during his speech, Digital previously reported.
Digital reached out to the U.S. Mission for comment.
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Pezeshkian used his speech to defend Iran’s conduct during the war and take aim at the United States and Israel.
«The United States using weapons with multiple warheads targeted that sports hall. … They martyred, assassinated our scientists, our men, women and children,» he said.
«This is what the United States seeks to do with all countries — [to] sacrifice the population of a country in order to achieve [its] goals,» Pezeshkian added.
CENTCOM has denied that U.S. forces carried out the strike on the sports hall in Lamerd, saying American forces did not strike the city or anywhere within 30 miles of it on the opening day of Operation Epic Fury.
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Pezeshkian said that the U.S. and Israel have learned that Iran cannot be made to surrender, reiterating that Iran is «not afraid of fighting» and would defend the country «until our last breath.»
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During a moment of his speech, Pezeshkian held up props showing photos of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Iranian schoolchildren killed during the beginning of the conflict.
«Our innocent people have been the targets of cowardly attacks and aggressions imposed upon our country. And we defended ourselves with utmost strength. America and Israel attacked us,» Pezeshkian said.
He also used the opportunity to take shots at Trump, accusing him of «bullying» Iran.
«More must be understood by Mr. Trump and those who seek to bully us, that we are ready for dialog and diplomacy and negotiations without accepting the language of force,» Pezeshkian said.
Trump addressed leaders Tuesday and said he faced a «big decision» between reaching a deal with Iran or, in his words, «annihilat[ing] the Islamic Republic,» before U.S. officials later met with Iranian officials.
«Going back to the words of the president of the United States yesterday … everything uttered about our country was against the very essence and charter in the spirit of the United Nations,» Pezeshkian said. «He must know that the resistance of the Iranian people will increase in the face of sanctions, and increased bullying, because all of us under law will never bow our head or bend at the knee.»
Administration officials quickly pushed back on Pezeshkian’s attacks and disputed his account of the conflict.
«I think sponsoring terrorist organizations in the region to attack your neighbors, attack energy infrastructure, attack civilian sites is a violation of the UN system. So I don’t know what’s standing. Iran has to lecture anyone on human rights or the international system. When they habitually violate it,» said Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Rubio added that Iran has no credibility defending the international order because its regime has repeatedly violated it.
«The Iranian regime has murdered thousands of its own people, killed Americans overseas, executed acts of terrorism in the Strait of Hormuz, and launched indiscriminate attacks against its neighbors in the region,» White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly told Digital.
«The President is courageously ensuring that such an evil country never possesses a nuclear weapon, which will make the entire world safer and more stable,» she added.
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El 12 de octubre, el Gobierno de la República Popular China anunció sanciones en mi contra: no puedo ingresar a China, Hong Kong ni Macao, cualquier bien que tenga allí queda congelado y ninguna organización o persona en China puede hacer transacciones ni cooperar conmigo. Su vocera fue franca sobre el propósito. Dijo que son “medidas de advertencia y disuasión”.
No tengo bienes en China, así que el efecto práctico es limitado, y no lo tomo de forma personal. Pero el mensaje merece una lectura atenta, porque habla más de las decisiones que tomó mi país que de mí. Bajo la Ley contra Sanciones Extranjeras de China, a un funcionario de otro país se le pueden congelar o incautar bienes por las opiniones que sostiene en su propio país, mediante una decisión que la misma ley declara definitiva, sin tribunal y sin defensa. En una democracia, la propiedad privada y la libertad de opinión están protegidas justamente frente a ese tipo de poder. Esa es la diferencia de fondo entre nuestros sistemas de gobierno.
Beijing me acusa de difundir “desinformación” sobre ciberataques. Lo que hizo el Mitic (Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación) fue publicar, junto con el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos, una declaración conjunta sobre operaciones cibernéticas maliciosas vinculadas a la República Popular China y dirigidas contra instituciones del Estado paraguayo. Beijing también me acusa de haber visitado Taiwán y de recibir a sus autoridades. El Paraguay tiene relaciones diplomáticas ininterrumpidas con Taiwán hace 69 años, y cooperar con un país amigo no es una provocación, es política exterior soberana. Llamar “peones” a los ministros de dos naciones democráticas dice más de quien sanciona que de quienes son sancionados.
Detrás de esta presión hay decisiones técnicas, no políticas, que cualquier otro país consideraría parte de sus derechos soberanos. En la licitación 5G del Paraguay pedimos garantías de que ningún gobierno extranjero tuviera una influencia indebida sobre las empresas que construyen nuestras redes. Aplicamos el mismo criterio al data center nacional que financia el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, porque la seguridad de la cadena de suministro es seguridad nacional. Y ahora aplicamos ese enfoque al software, en especial a la inteligencia artificial. La IA es como un niño: aprende lo que uno le muestra, y un modelo entrenado bajo un sistema autoritario carga con esos sesgos.
Después vino Yguazú Digital, una iniciativa binacional de cómputo soberano de IA con Taiwán, anunciada con un acuerdo que firmaron en Taipéi, en mayo, ambos cancilleres, con los dos presidentes como testigos. En mi opinión, puede llegar a ser más grande de lo que fue Itaipú en su momento.
Elegimos trabajar con empresas con sede en países donde el poder del Estado y el gobierno corporativo son cosas distintas, y donde la ley obliga a los dos. Y queda una pregunta: si los proveedores que quedaron fuera por nuestros estándares técnicos, transparentes e imparciales, fueran de verdad actores privados independientes, ¿por qué un gobierno extranjero respondería sancionando a un funcionario paraguayo?
No estamos solos. Taiwán y Belice, cuyo canciller también fue sancionado, rechazaron la medida, y el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos advirtió que se opone a la coerción de China contra los países de nuestro hemisferio por ejercer sus derechos soberanos.
En estos tres años aprendí que el servicio público exige decisiones cuyo impacto se mide en décadas. Esta sanción es, en el fondo, una certificación de que lo que venimos haciendo desde 2023 es el camino correcto. Por eso mi respuesta es seguir trabajando, y con más fuerza. Vamos a acelerar cada proyecto con Taiwán: Yguazú Digital, el Parque Tecnológico, la Universidad Politécnica Taiwán-Paraguay y el sistema nacional de información en salud, que ya funciona en 1.000 establecimientos públicos.
Las naciones soberanas no necesitan coincidir en todo para tener relaciones constructivas, pero la reciprocidad y el respeto a la independencia no se negocian. O se respeta nuestro derecho a definir nuestra política exterior, o no se respeta. El año próximo, Paraguay y Taiwán cumplirán 70 años de relaciones ininterrumpidas, y esa relación nunca va a estar sobre la mesa de negociación.
La libertad no se negocia, ni se congela, ni se sanciona. El Paraguay es una democracia que decide por sí misma, y vamos a seguir construyendo nuestro futuro junto a quienes comparten esos valores.
* Ministro de de Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación del Paraguay.
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Collins insists socialist rival won’t beat her as Maine’s money machine: ‘You’ll lose big time’
BANGOR, Maine — Republican Sen. Susan Collins is warning that Maine could lose crucial federal funding if voters replace her with Democrat Troy Jackson, as a new poll shows the candidates statistically tied ahead of their final debate Thursday.
Jackson, a one-time logger and former Maine Senate president, edged Collins 49%-47% in a Suffolk University poll conducted Oct. 8-11 and released on the eve of the final debate. Jackson’s two-point edge over Collins among likely voters was well within the survey’s margin of error, and the poll was the latest to indicate an extremely close contest.
The face-off between Collins and Jackson in the blue-leaning Northern New England state is a top flip opportunity for the Democrats as they try to win back the Senate majority from the Republicans in the midterm elections.
The Power Rankings rate the race in Maine as a toss up, as do leading nonpartisan political handicappers the Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball.
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«Maine voters lose out big time if Troy Jackson were to be elected,» Collins said in an exclusive Digital interview on Wednesday.
Collins, who is running for a sixth six-year term in the Senate, has showcased her nearly three decades of Senate experience and her leadership role as Senate Appropriations Committee chair as integral to her ability «to get so much done for the people of Maine.» She warned that if Jackson replaced her, «he’ll be 100 in seniority, and all of that essential federal funding targeted for the state of Maine, virtually all of it will go away.»
Jackson has argued that Collins has not used her Senate power to protect Maine families from soaring energy, food, and housing costs. «Sen. Collins has told us how powerful she is,» Jackson said during their first debate. «But power means nothing if you won’t use it when the people may need it.»
Jackson and Democrats have also repeatedly aimed to anchor Collins to President Donald Trump, whose approval ratings in Maine and across the country are cratering ahead of the midterms.
«That’s the choice on this stage — a senator who helps Donald Trump hurt Maine then tells us how concerned she is, or somebody who will stand up against him before another family in Maine has to pay the price,» Jackson said during Tuesday’s third debate.
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Collins is known as a moderate Republican who at times has voted against the president. But Jackson and Democrats are targeting the senator over her comments that she didn’t regret her 2018 vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, whose crucial vote four years later helped overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling.
And following the fatal shooting in Maine this summer involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, Democrats heavily criticized Collins for her support for ICE funding.
But Collins has broken with Trump numerous times in recent months, criticizing his tariff war with neighboring Canada and voting against Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation.
«Troy and Chuck Schumer and their allies run ads saying that I’m somehow a puppet of the president. Believe me, that would come as a huge surprise to President Trump,» Collins told Digital.
Collins noted, «I opposed the deal that he made with Vladimir Putin to get a small amount of diesel, and in return lift the sanctions that we just passed into law, and the president is not following the law. I signed a bipartisan letter that urges the president to reconsider that. I opposed the president’s signature legislative accomplishment, the One Big Beautiful Bill, because it contained cuts in Medicaid that… I know would be harmful to Maine.»
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The senator was interviewed in Bangor after landing the endorsement of the Maine chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police.
«I’ve secured funding for projects throughout Maine, $46 million to help our police and sheriff’s departments upgrade their equipment, facilities, and communications,» Collins told Digital.
And she took aim at Jackson, who won a special nominating convention in late July to fill the party’s Senate nomination, which was left vacant after primary winner Graham Platner ended his campaign following an explosive report containing an allegation of rape from a woman he previously dated. Platner denied the report but dropped out.
Jackson, who earlier this year unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, had campaigned alongside Platner during the primary campaign.
«Troy was Graham Platner’s biggest supporter and stayed with him to the very end of Graham’s campaign, and Graham repeatedly denigrated law enforcement,» Collins said. «I never heard Troy publicly condemn those disrespectful and horrible comments.»
Collins added, «During his gubernatorial campaign, Troy was endorsed and welcomed the endorsement of the Democratic Socialists of America. One of the key parts of the DSA platform is to defund the police.»
The Jackson campaign, responding, pointed out that «Jackson is not a Democratic Socialist» and has repeatedly said he does not support defunding the police. The campaign added that Jackson called on Platner to drop out and «has been clear he will not accept a Platner endorsement.»
«Susan Collins is lying about Troy’s record because she knows that Mainers are ready to retire her after she’s voted with Donald Trump 96% of the time to cut their healthcare, confirmed Brett Kavanaugh who overturned Roe v. Wade, enabled Trump’s war in Iran that’s raising energy costs, and failed to stop his reckless tariffs that are causing costs to skyrocket,» the Jackson campaign told Digital.
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But Collins disputed the 96% figure, saying that it came from a study that only covered a third of her Senate votes.
«A study that looked at 90% of the votes showed that I supported the president 72% of the time,» she added. «The bottom line is, I support him when I think he’s right. I don’t when I think he’s wrong.»
Collins, who is the only GOP senator seeking re-election in a state Trump lost in the 2024 election, has a history of surviving Democratic efforts to unseat her.
Six years ago, she trailed Democratic challenger Sara Gideon, the then-Maine House speaker, but the senator ended up winning re-election by nearly nine points while former President Joe Biden carried the state by a similar margin.
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Clashes between police and protesters who are against Albania’s Socialist government erupted in the country’s capital for the third consecutive day Thursday as Prime Minister Edi Rama vowed he will not resign.
Rioters in Tirana were seen throwing rocks at a police cordon outside Albania’s Education Ministry, prompting law enforcement to respond with tear gas and water cannons, according to The Associated Press.
The clashes followed riots on Wednesday when protesters attacked government buildings, banks and businesses, leaving 89 people injured, including 61 police officers.
«As for calls for my resignation, governments are changed through democratic elections. We had elections last year, not a revolution,» Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told Reuters on Thursday.
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Riot police officers detain a hooded protester during clashes near the Ministry of Education in Tirana, Albania, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Hameraldi Agolli/AP)
«My responsibility is to listen, address legitimate concerns and keep Albania moving forward,» he added. «The alternative would be a betrayal of the Albanians who gave me a strong mandate to complete negotiations on European Union membership.»
Thursday’s protests included student groups seeking education reforms, as well as others staging a broader anti-government movement opposed to a major development project linked to President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, the AP reported.
A protester pushes a riot police officer’s shield during an anti-government demonstration in Tirana, Albania, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Hameraldi Agolli/AP)
The so-called flamingo movement is calling for the resignation of Rama over allegations of widespread corruption. The movement earned the name after protesters used signs depicting the pink bird.
«The message from the streets is clear: Albanians have had enough. Public patience with Edi Rama’s socialist government has come to an end,» Agim Nesho, former Albanian ambassador to the United States, told Fox News Digital on Thursday.
«The wheels are coming off Edi Rama’s socialist government. After 13 years in power, his administration faces mounting accusations of corruption, misuse of public funds, and political favoritism,» Nesho said. «Meanwhile, poverty, unemployment, inadequate public services, and the mass exodus of young Albanians seeking better opportunities in Europe have fueled widespread anger. Critics argue that, as with other failed socialist governments, the political elite has benefited while ordinary citizens have been left struggling to make ends meet.»
An EU delegation in Albania called late Wednesday for a proportionate response from authorities, expressing concern at «the violent escalation at the protest in Tirana.»
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Protesters set fire to a barricade during clashes near the Education Ministry in Tirana, Albania, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Hameraldi Agolli/AP)
Rama won his fourth term as prime minister last year, running on a platform centered around Albania joining the EU, which it hopes to achieve as early as 2028, according to Reuters.
Student organizers told Reuters that the protests are over higher education costs, a lack of financial support, conditions at universities and job prospects after graduating.
The prime minister said to the news agency that he is ready to discuss the cost of education, but added, «Attacking institutions, destroying public property and threatening public safety have nothing to do with the legitimate demands of students.»
Hooded protesters smash a storefront window during clashes in Tirana, Albania, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (Hameraldi Agolli/AP)
«Corruption must be confronted and, as the EU itself has recently reaffirmed, Albania is tackling it as never before,» Rama also said. «Perhaps some forces, at home and abroad, do not want Albania to succeed as a forerunner for EU membership. But I will not allow violence to derail Albania’s European future.»
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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