World Leaders Gather in New York for UN General Assembly

In late September 2026, leaders and diplomats from several countries gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Iranian President Pezeshkian arrived ahead of his address to the assembly, and Iran held meetings with US representatives, including Trump aide Witkoff and the president's son-in-law, as well as Qatar-mediated talks, to try to break a deadlock in relations. US President Trump warned of "annihilation" in comments about Iran.

Separately, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu met New York mayor Mamdani and said he would "expose the truth" about him at the UN. Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan attended a reception hosted by Trump, South Korea's Lee held a summit with Trump, and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rubio were scheduled to hold talks in New York.