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France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026.
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A spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says Iran has maintained its negotiating stance in talks with U.S. officials on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, demanding the United States end its blockade on Iranian ports and release Iran’s frozen assets. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office called French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks at the United Nations a “grotesque absurdity,” objecting to his claim that the Palestinian militant group Hamas had never operated in the West Bank.
