New York, Sept. 24 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in his address at the United Nations General Assembly, has said that Iran has "never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear bomb".

"I hereby declare once more before this assembly that Iran has never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear bomb," he said.

He also voiced strong criticism of Israel's actions, particularly over its occupation of Palestinian territories and rhetoric around the creation of a "greater Israel." "After nearly two years of genocide, mass starvation, the perpetuation of apartheid within the occupied territories and aggression against its neighbours, the ludicrous and delusional scheme of a 'greater Israel' is being proclaimed with brazenness ...