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“We want to bring everyone on board in hopes that this will allow the Iranian citizens to see that people really want peace in the Middle East, and they are part of this peace,” says U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft.
They stressed increasing cooperation between their countries, in addition to areas of economic, social and cultural concern.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the U.N. General Assembly that “Iran is not a bargaining chip in U.S. elections and domestic policy.”
The president reiterated that the recent normalization and economic deals represent “the dawn of the new Middle East.”
“Having Chinese tanks, or Chinese air-defense systems or defensive missile systems in Iran in the first instance threatens the people of Iran, in the second instance, threatens the people of the Middle East, and the next people who come under threat are the people who live in Europe,” said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Moreover, emphasizes U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the United States expects “all U.N. member-states to fully comply with their obligations to implement these measures.”
Despite no direct evidence tying Hezbollah to the explosions, Lebanon’s increased instability has the terror group scrambling to maintain the status quo and its position in the country.
An “unprecedented” media campaign is being waged against the “resistance,” says Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah • U.N. Security Council reduces the size of its peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but expands the mandate.
“Our message to Hezbollah is sharp and clear: We will continue to thwart its attempts to gain achievements,” the commander of the IDF’s Galilee Division, Brig. Gen. Shlomi Binder.
Hezbollah leader calls border exchange with IDF “sensitive and dangerous” • Israel’s ambassador to United Nations demands changes to mandate of UNIFIL peacekeeping force.
“President [Donald] Trump moved our embassy to Jerusalem—and when the U.N. tried to condemn us, I was proud to cast the American veto,” said former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley.
Despite Tehran’s resounding victory over Washington in the U.N. Security Council, it still faces a severe and deepening crisis.
