We aren’t trying to kill Trump, Iran’s president insists to reporters at New York hotel

Krdo · 🇺🇸 public United States · Sep 24, 2026 · 1141 words · By CNN Newssource

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We aren’t trying to kill Trump, Iran’s president insists to reporters at New York hotel By Erin Burnett, Billy Stockwell, CNN New York (CNN) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s media appearances in Iran are tightly controlled affairs.

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But on Thursday he sat down to face questions from a group of journalists in New York, where despite being the leader of a country at war with the United States, he is visiting with the protection of the US Secret Service.

Common ground

In the wide-ranging session, a day after addressing the UN General Assembly, Pezeshkian repeated familiar Iranian positions on the war, its nuclear program and dissent in Iran.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 21 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “he is visiting with the protection of the US Secret Service”

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While sources confirm he visited New York for the UN General Assembly, there is no specific mention in the provided evidence regarding the US Secret Service providing his protection.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and heart surgeon who has served as the president of Iran since 2024. A member of the reformist faction, he is the oldest person to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoud_Pezeshkian

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2028, to elect the president for a term of four years. In the 2024 election, which was a snap election, incumbent Mas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Iranian_presidential_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 July 2024, the administration of Masoud Pezeshkian has shaped Iran's foreign policy, reflecting both his pre-election intentions and his condemnations of Israel while in office. Within his fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_Masoud_P…

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Claim 2: “Khamenei... was understood to have sustained serious injuries in the US-Israeli attack that killed his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei at the beginning of the conflict in February”

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Sources confirm Ali Khamenei was killed in February, but reports on Mojtaba Khamenei's condition are conflicting: one source says he was absent from the funeral and unseen, while another (India Today) reports he survived US strikes but mentions 'conflicting reports about Mojtaba's condition'.

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Claim 3: “claimed Iran would never try to kill Donald Trump”

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MxM News specifically reports that Pezeshkian refuted claims of a plot to assassinate Donald Trump, but this is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Iran massacres were a series of mass killings of civilians by the Iranian government during the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, deploying both its own security forces and importing foreign m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran_massacres

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The blockade began 10:00 EDT and applied only to ships going…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…

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Claim 4: “anti-regime demonstrations which kicked off in the Iranian capital city Tehran in 2025”

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Claim 5: ““Most of the American bases in the region are no longer useable,” he claimed”

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Claim 6: “the comments were made at the Millennium Hilton hotel”

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The evidence provided for the Millennium Hilton only confirms the hotel exists and is ADA compliant; it does not link the hotel to the specific press briefing event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1954th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954

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web search NEUTRAL — Yes, the Millennium Hotel Broadway Times Square is an ADA compliant hotel.
https://www.millenniumhotels.com/en/new-york/millennium-hote…

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Claim 7: “Pezeshkian repeated familiar Iranian positions on the war, its nuclear program and dissent in Iran”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm Pezeshkian reiterated Iran's positions on its civilian nuclear program and national unity/dissent.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian is the ninth president of Iran. He took the position on 28 July, after the presidential election that was held in Iran in June–July 2024. His presidential decree was signed on July 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Masoud_Pezeshkia…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yousef Pezeshkian (born c. 1981) is an Iranian professor of physics and political advisor. He is the son of President Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of Iran since 2024. He is notable for keeping an …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yousef_Pezeshkian

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Claim 8: “the visiting Iranian delegates were “being admitted to the United States strictly for the purpose of representing the Islamic Republic of Iran before the United Nations””

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Claim 9: “Araghchi said Iran had presented a proposal to the US that — according to Iran — would re-open the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations toward a “final deal.””

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Claim 10: “the Iranian president declared Wednesday that his country “will not bow down” as the war with the US drags on”

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Web search results confirm Pezeshkian stated that Tehran would not surrender to US and Israeli pressure amid an ongoing war.

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Claim 11: “Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian... sat down to face questions from a group of journalists in New York”

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Multiple web sources confirm President Masoud Pezeshkian's arrival in New York for the UN General Assembly and his interactions with the press/international community.

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Claim 12: “That agreement [Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding], which was reached by the two countries in June, included provisions on sanctions relief; the release of frozen assets; and a cessation of military operations, including in Lebanon”

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Claim 13: “Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei... has not been seen in public since the outset of the war”

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BBC News and other web sources explicitly state that Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen publicly since the start of the war in late February.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mojtaba Khamenei has assumed the role of supreme leader following the killing of his father, Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the war on 28 February. In the Islamic Republic's system, that position i…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm29m732vgno

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web search NEUTRAL — Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen publicly since the start of the joint Israeli-American war against Iran in late February. He was also absent from the funeral of his father, the late Supreme Leader …
https://thesudantimes.com/international/why-did-iranian-medi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei survived two US strikes on Tehran and was pulled from the rubble of a targeted hospital, an Iranian cleric claimed, adding to conflicting reports about Mojtaba's…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/mojtaba-khamenei-survi…

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Claim 14: “Iranian strikes damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases across the Middle East region during the war’s first months, according to an official Pentagon watchdog report released earlier this month”

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Claim 15: “In late 2024, the US Justice Department announced federal charges over what it described as a thwarted Iranian plot to kill Trump before the presidential election”

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Claim 16: “US intelligence assesses that despite his injuries Khamenei is still playing a critical role in shaping war strategy alongside senior Iranian officials”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding US intelligence assessments of Mojtaba Khamenei's current role in war strategy.

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Claim 17: “During funeral events for the late Khamenei in July, regime loyalists were seen holding posters with the words “Kill Trump.””

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Claim 18: “Iranian president and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi briefed reporters including from CNN in a hotel function room in Midtown Manhattan”

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Claim 19: “their most recent in-person meeting had taken place around one month ago and lasted around seven hours”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a seven-hour meeting between Pezeshkian and Mojtaba Khamenei.

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Claim 20: “Israel shared intelligence with the US that Iran had devised a plan to assassinate Donald Trump”

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Claim 21: “the US Secret Service said it was aware of a video aired by Iran’s state broadcaster appearing to threaten the life of Barron Trump”

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