In an handle to the 79th United Nations Common Meeting Tuesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed to be the one taking part in peacemaker within the Center East and, in a juxtaposition, accused Israel of supporting terrorism.
Pezeshkian referred to as on the U.N. to “look at” fashionable historical past and mentioned, “Iran has by no means initiated a battle. It has solely defended itself heroically in opposition to exterior aggression, inflicting the aggressors to remorse their actions,” Pezeshkian mentioned, including that Iran doesn’t “occupy” territory or exploit assets for different nations.
“It has repeatedly supplied numerous proposals to its neighbors and worldwide fora geared toward establishing lasting peace and stability,” he mentioned. “We have now emphasised the significance of unity within the area and establishing a powerful area.”
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian walks, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations Common Meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2024. (REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs)
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Iran’s claims of taking part in peacemaker within the Center East are in stark distinction to its repeated involvement in proxy wars throughout the area, by which it has been closely concerned in Syria and Yemen, drawing deeper the traces of division between it and different highly effective Sunni nations like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
However Iran’s deep involvement within the Center East extends to at least one different space not typically endeavored by a nation state — terrorism.
President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 79th session of the United Nations Common Meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photograph/Pamela Smith)
Whereas Pezeshkian claimed from the rostrum Tuesday that Israel each “covertly and overtly” helps the Islamic State, Tehran is broadly identified to haven’t solely backed terrorist organizations ardently against Israel like Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, however it has additionally helped construct bridges between the Taliban and al Qaeda, offering the terrorist networks with arms, funding and even secure haven.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran seeks to safeguard its personal safety, to not create insecurity for others,” Pezeshkian additionally claimed. “We wish peace for all, and search no battle or quarrel with anybody.”
Iran, which has additionally more and more aligned itself with prime adversarial nations of the West like Russia and North Korea, tried to say it has not chosen a facet in relation to Russia’s unlawful battle in Ukraine, regardless of it having supplied Moscow with drones and, most not too long ago, short-range ballistic missiles for its battle effort.
Firefighters extinguish hearth in vehicles at a website the place warehouse services have been hit throughout a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, within the village of Murovane, outdoors of Lviv, Ukraine September 6, 2024. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout by way of REUTERS )
“We search lasting peace and safety for the individuals of Ukraine and Russia. The Islamic Republic of Iran opposes battle and emphasizes the pressing want to finish army hostilities in Ukraine. We help all peaceable options, and imagine that dialog is the one solution to resolve this disaster,” the Iranian president mentioned.
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“We’d like a brand new paradigm to handle world challenges. Such a paradigm should concentrate on alternatives, somewhat than being obsessive about perceived threats,” he added.
Pezeshkian referred to as on “neighboring and brotherly nations” to unite with Iran to advance what’s greatest for the Center East.
However the Iranian president additionally spoke on to the U.S. and mentioned Tehran is trying to “transcend” the obstacles of the previous and transfer ahead with Washington, regardless of its withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear settlement beneath President Trump and the next sanctions and commerce restrictions which have, largely, minimize it off from the remainder of the world.
“My message to all states pursuing a counterproductive technique in the direction of Iran is to study from historical past,” Pezeshkian mentioned earlier than calling the U.S.’s sanctions a “crime in opposition to humanity.”
“We have now the chance to transcend these limitations and enter into a brand new period,” he added.
This picture taken from a place in northern Israel exhibits a Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel on August 25, 2024. (JALAA MAREY/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
However Pezeshkian’s feedback rang hole for some and, in line with Behnam Ben Taleblu, Iran professional and senior fellow with the Basis for Protection of Democracies, they have been riddled with “propaganda.”
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“Brief however actually not candy,” he advised Fox Information Digital. “Pezeshkian dangled the prospect of a renewed diplomatic settlement, one thing which his regime will use as a literal defend in opposition to stress on its increasing nuclear program and accountably in opposition to supporting a multi-front battle in opposition to Israel.”
“By blaming former President Trump in his speech and by bringing alongside technocratic workers concerned within the JCPOA again in 201[8], Pezeshkian hopes to win help with sure crowds in Washington and Europe and run the clock in opposition to SnapBack, which expires in 2025,” Ben Taleblu added. However regardless of Pezeshkian’s honeyed feedback on renewing diplomatic conversations with the U.S., they don’t seem to be anticipated to curry a lot favor with both facet of the political aisle because it continues to ramp up its growth of nuclear weapons.