In his address to the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian portrayed Iran as a peacemaker in the Middle East, accusing Israel of supporting terrorism. He claimed Iran has never initiated a war and only defends itself, emphasizing regional unity and peace proposals. However, Iran’s involvement in proxy wars in Syria and Yemen, and its support for terrorist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, contradicts this narrative. Pezeshkian also denied taking sides in Russia’s war in Ukraine, despite Iran supplying drones and missiles to Moscow.