During a televised Sept. 22 speech commemorating the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned a planned deployment of additional U.S. forces and equipment to the Persian Gulf area, saying foreign troops have always brought "pain and misery" to the region, the BBC reported. Rouhani added that he would present a regional peace initiative at the U.N. General Assembly this week that would help achieve security and stability around the Strait of Hormuz.