A woman holds a national flag as she sits on a motorcycle alongside members of Iran's Basij paramilitary force taking part in the Jan-Fada ("Those willing to sacrifice their lives") motorcycle rally in Tehran on September 25, 2026. Iran's president took a defiant stand at the UN on September 24, for which he travelled to New York, telling the world that Iran would not "bend at the knee" to Washington -- even as the US president acknowledged ongoing US-Iran talks. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /