No Nuclear Ambitions For Iran; Trump Revives Nobel Peace Prize Pitch At UNGA – ‘Ended 7 Wars in 7 Months’
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday (September 24, 2025) asserted that the country has no intention to build nuclear weapons. In his address at the United Nations General Assembly, Pezeshkian underscored equality and mutual respect as the cornerstones of international relations.
Interestingly, the message by the Iranian leader comes just days before international sanctions could be reimposed on his country over Tehran’s nuclear ambition. The Iranian President invoked a principle common to faith and morality, declaring, “That which you would not approve for yourself, do not approve for others.”
No nuclear ambitions for Iran?
Pezeshkian stressed Iran’s long-standing call for a region free of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). He accused nuclear-armed powers of hypocrisy.
“Yet those who themselves possess the largest nuclear arsenals and who in flagrant breach of the NPT (non-proliferation treaty) make their weapons even deadlier and more destructive have for years subjected our people to pressures on the basis of spurious allegations,” the Iranian President noted.
With this, Pezeshkian declared before the Assembly that Iran has never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear bomb.
How did he describe the crises in Middle East?
The Iranian leader sharply criticized what he called years of unchecked aggression in the region. He pointed to the genocide in Gaza, destruction of homes in Lebanon, repeated violations of sovereignty and territorial integrity, devastation of Syria’s infrastructure, assaults on Yemen, and targeted assassinations of Iranian scientists.
Going on for over 22 months now, the war in Gaza has gained much international attention and the gravity can be gauged from the UN commission’s recent inquiry accusing Israeli President, Prime Minister of inciting genocide in the region. In view of the tensions, many powerful countries have recognized the Palestinian State.
Recognizing Palestinian state rewarding Hamas?
Yes, if US President Donald Trump is to be believed. In his first speech at the UNGA since returning to the Oval Office, Trump said granting recognition to Palestine is rewarding Hamas.On the Gaza conflict, he said, he has been deeply engaged in seeking a ceasefire in Gaza, adding that unfortunately, Hamas has repeatedly rejected reasonable offers to bring peace.
In his 57-minute speech, Trump spoke on a host of issues including the stopping of illegal immigration, the tariffs, and to regain during his second term, the greatest economy in the history of the world that he asserted was in his first term.
Trump at UNGA: What he said on India?
The US President repeatedly mentioned India, this time as part of his sweeping claims of peacemaking. Like always, Trump declared that he had ended “seven wars in seven months,” including conflict between India and Pakistan, a claim New Delhi has previously rubbished.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has clarified multiple times that no such role was played by Trump, insisting, “At no stage in any conversation between India and the United States was there any linkage with trade or conflict mediation.”
What conflicts did Trump claim to have ended?
Trump listed an improbable catalogue of peace achievements, asserting that he resolved disputes in:
Cambodia and Thailand,
Kosovo and Serbia,
Congo and Rwanda,
Pakistan and India,
Israel and Iran,
Egypt and Ethiopia,
Armenia and Azerbaijan.
“I ended seven wars… No president, no prime minister, no other country has ever done anything close to that. I did it in just seven months,” Trump boasted, suggesting the United Nations itself had failed where he succeeded.
How does this tie into his Nobel Peace Prize ambitions?
Linking his claims directly to personal recognition, Trump stated, “Everyone says that I should get the Nobel Peace Prize for each one of these achievements.” With this, he noted that his “real prize” would be the children spared from growing up without parents because of war.
This is not the first time Trump has sought Nobel recognition. During his previous term, he repeatedly portrayed himself as a dealmaker capable of ending conflicts, though most of his claims were disputed or unsubstantiated.
Fresh accusations against India and China?
Apart from his Nobel pitch once again, Trump also shifted blame for the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, accusing India and China of being its “primary funders” by continuing to buy Russian oil. “China and India are the primary funders of the ongoing war. Even NATO countries have not cut off much Russian energy. They are funding the war against themselves,” he remarked.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called Trump’s charges “unjustified and unreasonable.” Officials stressed that India, like any major economy, has a responsibility to ensure affordable and predictable energy supplies for its citizens, particularly during global market volatility.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal noted that while India’s imports from Russia were compelled by national needs, “the very nations criticizing India are themselves continuing trade with Russia without such compulsions.”
