this Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi reassured in his first face-to-face intervention this Wednesday. General Assembly United Nations that his country is “serious” in its effort to revitalize the country. multilateral agreement on nuclear program but put doubting his commitment United States of America in this revival.
“US broke the deal and left, no IranianRaisi said, referring to the abandonment of the deal reached in 2015 under the administration of Barack Obama, which Donald Trump unilaterally agreed to. Our only wish is for the commitments to be fulfilled, but this time, can we trust without guarantee that they will be fulfilled?
Tehran’s leader since 2021 has assured Iran that it is “extremely flexible” in negotiations, arguing that “the Islamic Republic of Iran is not trying to produce or acquire nuclear weapons” and assures that “they have no place”. its doctrine. He also criticized sanctions, to condemn their influence on the Iranian population and to great weapons of destruction. He questioned both Washington and Europe, both in terms of a deal that the participating powers knew was “difficult” and in terms of positions he branded as “militaristic”. “Cconfusing militarism with securityHe said, accusing the United States of “pursuing its own interests at the expense of other countries”.
In the 40-minute intervention, the president also condemned their application. double measuring sticks and denounced, for example, that although Iran owns 2% of its nuclear activity, 35% of inspections are carried out there. He also chose Israel, whose nuclear activity is secret.
Protests and Soleimani
At a time of political tension in Iran, where protests have swept the country since Mahsa Amiri was killed by the morality police after he was arrested on Friday for wearing the veil in a way that authorities deemed inappropriate, Raisi declined to mention what had happened (which he promised to investigate) or demonstrations. On the other hand, he assured them that they were their “defenders” in Iran. fight against all forms of injustice”.
At another point in the conversation (at this time, the Israeli representative left to protest the plenary session). deny HolocaustRaisi showed a photo of General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a Trump-approved operation in Iraq in 2020. “The pursuit of proper justice in the face of a crime authorized by the President of the United States will not be abandoned. “We are seeking justice in a fair court,” he said.