Pezeshkian at the UN: 'claims' to be answered, says the Jerusalem Post; 'the steadfast cry of the Iranian nation', says the Guards chief in Shargh

The speech. Masoud Pezeshkian spoke to the 81st UN General Assembly in New York on 23 September. The Jerusalem Post quotes him: "Our people have been in the streets every night to defend our Iran and to prevent those incited and armed by the US and Israel from creating insecurity within the country." No report we hold gives evidence for or against the arming charge.

Two framings of one speech.

	The Jerusalem Post	Shargh
Leads with	Trump a "bully"; a Game of Thrones quote	"We do not fear war"
Arming charge	"Pezeshkian's claims"	not in the text we hold
Who answers him	bereaved Iranians	Guards commander Ahmad Vahidi, in praise
Sourcing	one report credits the BBC and the Guardian	Vahidi's statement

The word 'bully'. It appears only in a Jerusalem Post headline. The text of that report quotes the BBC and the Guardian, which we do not hold: "The US president described us as terrorists. We have been the victims of terrorism."

'Not afraid of war'. Shargh says, through Vahidi, that Pezeshkian voiced it at the UN. Neither Jerusalem Post report quotes it.

What is not settled. - Whether Pezeshkian said "bully" or "not afraid of war" in the hall. We hold no transcript. - Any evidence that foreign states armed the protesters. - How many protesters died in January. None of the three reports gives a number or names anyone.

What this is about. Iran's president used the yearly UN debate to accuse the United States and Israel of arming the protesters his government faced in January.

How it got here. Iran and the United States have had no diplomatic relations since the 1979 revolution and the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran. In 2015 Iran agreed a nuclear deal, the JCPOA, with world powers. Donald Trump took the US out of it in 2018 and brought back sanctions. Iran's economy has been under that pressure ever since. Iran's hostility with Israel grew after the Gaza war that followed the attacks of 7 October 2023. In June 2025 Israel and Iran fought a short war, and the US struck Iranian nuclear sites. In January 2026 large street protests spread across Iran, and the government met them with force. How many people died is disputed. None of the reports we hold gives a number.

The actors. - Masoud Pezeshkian has been Iran's elected president since July 2024. Final authority in Iran lies with the Supreme Leader, not the president. - The Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) are Iran's most powerful armed force and answer to the Supreme Leader. Shargh names Ahmad Vahidi as their commander. - The United States and Israel are the states the speech accuses. Pezeshkian says the US president called Iran terrorists. - The bereaved families lost relatives in the January protests. The Jerusalem Post gives them space to answer him.

What is at stake. Blaming foreign states turns a protest at home into an attack from abroad. If that account is accepted abroad, pressure on Tehran over the crackdown eases. If it is not, the families' account stands.

Where it stands. Every leader gets the floor at the General Assembly debate, and nothing said there binds anyone. The standoff between Washington and Tehran goes on.

What is being argued about

Pezeshkian's charge that the US and Israel incited and armed January's protesters
Whether he called Trump a 'bully' — a word found only in one headline
The Revolutionary Guards chief presenting 'We do not fear war' as the nation's voice
The missing death toll from the January protests

One speech, three reportsSide by side

Outlet	Headline leads with	Pezeshkian quoted as saying	Hedged?
The Jerusalem Post	Trump a 'bully'; Game of Thrones	"The US president described us as terrorists. We have been the victims of terrorism"	Yes — quote credited to the BBC and the Guardian
The Jerusalem Post	Bereaved Iranians respond to 'Pezeshkian's claims'	"…those incited and armed by the US and Israel…"	Yes — 'claims'
Shargh	Vahidi: 'We do not fear war' is the nation's cry	"We do not fear war", through the Guards commander	No — stated as the nation's voice

Headlines and quoted text as published. Of the Shargh report we hold the opening line only.

Sources

The Jerusalem Post

Shargh

Claims and verdicts

No claims registered.

Who wrote it

D Danielle Greyman-Kennard The Jerusalem Post

What the bias passes found in their reporting

Claim carried unanswered The accusation that the protesters were armed from abroad is quoted in full. No evidence either way sits beside it in the text.×1

Claim framed as claim The headline calls the arming allegation Pezeshkian's 'claims'. It sets bereaved Iranians against him as the reply.×1

Dating and attribution same figure, different date×1

Headline claim the text does not carry a forecast is hung on an unnamed expert and no body text is held×1

Claims we checked that rest on their reporting

2 disputed2 unverified

From 138 reports we hold under this byline, at The Jerusalem Post. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →

S Seth J. Frantzman The Jerusalem Post

What the bias passes found in their reporting

Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group.×1

Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice×1

Asserted vs attributed Washington's motive is stated by the writer, hedged only by 'seems', with no US official quoted×1

Asserted vs attributed Baghdad's request for the US to return is stated as fact, with no source.×1

Claims we checked that rest on their reporting

1 disputed8 unverified2 true

From 119 reports we hold under this byline, at The Jerusalem Post. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →

The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting. · 1 report we hold carries no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

The Jerusalem Post — independent

Bereaved Iranians respond to Pezeshkian's claims to UNGA that US, Israel armed January protesters

The Jerusalem Post quotes the arming charge in full, calls it Pezeshkian's 'claims' and gives bereaved Iranians the reply.

“Our people have been in the streets every night to defend our Iran and to prevent those incited and armed by the US and Israel from creating insecurity within the country,” Pezeshkian said.

Hedge: The headline marks Pezeshkian's account of the January protests as 'claims'. — “Bereaved Iranians respond to Pezeshkian's claims”

Claim carried unanswered: The accusation that the protesters were armed from abroad is quoted in full. No evidence either way sits beside it in the text. — “incited and armed by the US and Israel”

Claim framed as claim: The headline calls the arming allegation Pezeshkian's 'claims'. It sets bereaved Iranians against him as the reply. — “Bereaved Iranians respond to Pezeshkian's claims to UNGA that US, Israel armed January protesters”

No count of dead: The report quotes Pezeshkian at length. The text we hold gives no number for the protesters killed and names none of them. — “to prevent those incited and armed by the US and Israel from creating insecurity within the country”

Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-909609

The Jerusalem Post — independent

Iran's President Pezeshkian tells UN General Assembly Trump is a 'bully,' quotes Game of Thrones

The Jerusalem Post's headline has 'bully' and Game of Thrones. Its text quotes the BBC and the Guardian instead: 'The US president described us as terrorists.'

"The US president described us as terrorists. We have been the victims of terrorism," Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said, according to reports from the BBC and Guardian.

Second hand sourcing: The speech is quoted through other outlets, not from the hall. — “according to reports from the BBC and Guardian”

Headline emphasis: The headline leads with a pop-culture aside. — “quotes Game of Thrones”

Second hand quote: The Pezeshkian quotation is sourced to two other outlets, not to the speech itself. — “according to reports from the BBC and Guardian”

Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-909606

Shargh — independent

سردار وحیدی: «از جنگ نمی‌ترسیم» ندای بلند و استوار ملت ایران است که از تریبون سازمان ملل به گوش جهانیان رسید

Shargh carries Guards commander Ahmad Vahidi calling 'We do not fear war' the 'loud and steadfast cry of the Iranian nation', voiced by the president at the UN.

سیاست ۲ مهر ۱۴۰۵ ۱۷:۲۱ سردار وحیدی: «از جنگ نمی‌ترسیم» ندای بلند و استوار ملت ایران است که از تریبون سازمان ملل به گوش جهانیان رسید سردار احمد وحیدی، فرمانده کل سپاه: از جنگ نمی‌ترسیم»؛ ندای بلند و استوار ملت ایران است؛ ندایی که از تریبون سازمان ملل متحد، به زبان رئیس‌جمهور محترم طنین‌انداز شد و به گوش جهانیان رسید. به گزارش گروه رسانه‌ای شرق، سردار احمد وحیدی، فرمانده کل سپاه: از جنگ نمی‌ترسیم»؛ ندای بلند و استوار ملت ایران است؛ ندایی که از تریبون سازمان ملل متحد، به زبان رئیس‌جمهور محترم طنین‌انداز شد و به گوش جهانیان رسید. برای اطلاع از آخرین اخبار و تحلیل‌ها به کانال شرق در «تلگرام» بپیوند

Whose voice: The Revolutionary Guards commander presents the president's words as the voice of the whole nation. — “ندای بلند و استوار ملت ایران است”

Speaker as nation: An IRGC commander presents the president's line as the voice of the whole nation. The report adds no other voice. — “ندای بلند و استوار ملت ایران است”

Read it at Shargh → https://www.sharghdaily.com/fa/tiny/news-1130281

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