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Israel is the most dangerous threat to the world: Iran envoy
TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) The deputy head of the Iranian mission to the United Nations has said that the Zionist regime is the greatest and most dangerous threat to the world.
Eshaq Ale-Habib made the remarks during a speech at a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday in response to the Israeli ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor, who said on the same day that Irans nuclear program is the single greatest threat to the worlds security.
Prosor, during a speech at a meeting of the council, claimed, Never has it been so clear that Iran is seeking to build a nuclear weapon. This is the single greatest threat to the security of the entire world. Now is the time to act. Tomorrow is too late. The stakes are too high. The price of inaction is too great.
In his speech, Ale-Habib called on the council to condemn and immediately launch an investigation into the issue of Israels possession of nuclear weapons, noting that the Zionist regime is the single source of instability in the Middle East region.
The Zionist regime is the greatest and most dangerous threat to the world and its history is replete with acts of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, he said.
Ale-Habib added that the council must call on the Zionist regime to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts to inspect its nuclear facilities.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the Iranian diplomat said that the Israeli ambassador leveled accusations against Iran during his speech with the aim of diverting attention from the long list of crimes committed by the Zionist regime, including occupation, aggression, state terrorism, militarism, and crimes against humanity.
He also said that Israel had plotted the assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists.
Ale-Habib went on to say that the Islamic Republic of Iran, as a committed signatory to the NPT, has repeatedly stated at various UN-affiliated bodies that it is opposed to weapons of mass destruction and that access to nuclear weapons has no place in Irans defense doctrine.
IAEA inspectors have carried out regular inspections of Irans nuclear installations and a delegation of the agencys officials is scheduled to visit the country next week, he stated.
According to a number of reports, the delegation, headed by Herman Nackaerts, the IAEA deputy director and the head of the IAEA Department of Safeguards, will arrive in Iran on January 28.
Ale-Habib also said that Iran has made efforts to make the Middle East a nuclear-weapons-free zone.
On the atrocities committed by Israel, the Iranian envoy said that the siege of the Gaza Strip is a crime against humanity and called it an aggressive and brutal move which is in contravention of all international regulations.
The Zionist regime imposed an economic siege on Gaza in June 2007 that has caused great hardship for the people of the territory.
Ale-Habib added that the Palestinian issue can only be resolved through the recognition of the rights of the Palestinians and a referendum held with the participation of the entire Palestinian nation.
He also expressed concern about the appalling conditions that imprisoned Palestinians are experiencing in Israeli prisons and called on the council to condemn the arrests of the Palestinian Legislative Council members and take the measures necessary to obtain the release of those members who have been arrested without trial.
In his speech, Ale-Habib also commented on Irans relations with regional countries, saying that mischievous efforts are underway to create discord between Middle Eastern countries.
He added that building up trust with neighbors and other regional countries in all areas has been a foreign policy priority of the Islamic Republic.
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Israel is the most dangerous threat to the world: Iran envoy
TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) The deputy head of the Iranian mission to the United Nations has said that the Zionist regime is the greatest and most dangerous threat to the world.
Eshaq Ale-Habib made the remarks during a speech at a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday in response to the Israeli ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor, who said on the same day that Irans nuclear program is the single greatest threat to the worlds security.
Prosor, during a speech at a meeting of the council, claimed, Never has it been so clear that Iran is seeking to build a nuclear weapon. This is the single greatest threat to the security of the entire world. Now is the time to act. Tomorrow is too late. The stakes are too high. The price of inaction is too great.
In his speech, Ale-Habib called on the council to condemn and immediately launch an investigation into the issue of Israels possession of nuclear weapons, noting that the Zionist regime is the single source of instability in the Middle East region.
The Zionist regime is the greatest and most dangerous threat to the world and its history is replete with acts of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, he said.
Ale-Habib added that the council must call on the Zionist regime to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts to inspect its nuclear facilities.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the Iranian diplomat said that the Israeli ambassador leveled accusations against Iran during his speech with the aim of diverting attention from the long list of crimes committed by the Zionist regime, including occupation, aggression, state terrorism, militarism, and crimes against humanity.
He also said that Israel had plotted the assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists.
Ale-Habib went on to say that the Islamic Republic of Iran, as a committed signatory to the NPT, has repeatedly stated at various UN-affiliated bodies that it is opposed to weapons of mass destruction and that access to nuclear weapons has no place in Irans defense doctrine.
IAEA inspectors have carried out regular inspections of Irans nuclear installations and a delegation of the agencys officials is scheduled to visit the country next week, he stated.
According to a number of reports, the delegation, headed by Herman Nackaerts, the IAEA deputy director and the head of the IAEA Department of Safeguards, will arrive in Iran on January 28.
Ale-Habib also said that Iran has made efforts to make the Middle East a nuclear-weapons-free zone.
On the atrocities committed by Israel, the Iranian envoy said that the siege of the Gaza Strip is a crime against humanity and called it an aggressive and brutal move which is in contravention of all international regulations.
The Zionist regime imposed an economic siege on Gaza in June 2007 that has caused great hardship for the people of the territory.
Ale-Habib added that the Palestinian issue can only be resolved through the recognition of the rights of the Palestinians and a referendum held with the participation of the entire Palestinian nation.
He also expressed concern about the appalling conditions that imprisoned Palestinians are experiencing in Israeli prisons and called on the council to condemn the arrests of the Palestinian Legislative Council members and take the measures necessary to obtain the release of those members who have been arrested without trial.
In his speech, Ale-Habib also commented on Irans relations with regional countries, saying that mischievous efforts are underway to create discord between Middle Eastern countries.
He added that building up trust with neighbors and other regional countries in all areas has been a foreign policy priority of the Islamic Republic.
EP/PA
END
MNA
