The 2026 UN General Assembly

World leaders gathered in New York for the 2026 UN General Assembly against a backdrop of Middle East tensions, with Iran attending even as peace with the US remained elusive, the G7 pressing Tehran to stop arming the Houthis, and delegates weighing a packed agenda of war, AI and climate issues.

As it ran

23 September 2026

• UN General Assembly 2026 Al Jazeera

22 September 2026

• Iran must stop arming Houthis in Yemen, G7 says ahead of UN General Assembly BBC News
• UN General Assembly 2026: Who is speaking and when? Al Jazeera
• Trump to speak at United Nations General Assembly CNN
• Trump speaks at United Nations General Assembly CNN
• UPDATES: Trump addresses world leaders at UN general assembly Fox News
• Trump issues nuclear ultimatum before world leaders at the General Assembly Fox News
• UPDATES: Trump tells UN General Assembly what Iran turned down to abandon nuclear program Fox News

21 September 2026

• What to expect at the UN General Assembly, the biggest event in world diplomacy CNN
• Iran to attend UN assembly in New York — even as peace with US remains elusive CNN
• Iranian official arrives on US soil for UN General Assembly: state media Fox News

20 September 2026

• Tensions escalate in Middle East ahead of high-stakes UN General Assembly. Here’s what to know CNN