Representative of Iran: The Zionist regime is the only obstacle to creating a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction

According to the foreign policy group of Fars news agency, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Ali Bahraini, during a speech at the 2024 disarmament conference, said: 2023 will be an unprecedented arms race, threats And the nuclear rhetoric, genocide and the commission of all kinds of crimes against humanity and war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories have ended. Worrying with the serious threat of using nuclear weapons, he noted: the countries with nuclear weapons not only failed to fulfill their obligations to stop and reverse the speed, but also committed to renew and modernize their nuclear arsenals. /p>

This senior Iranian diplomat stated that last year, the United States spent more on nuclear weapons than all the countries with nuclear weapons, saying: “It is really unfortunate that in the final report of the congressional commission Regarding the strategic situation of the United States, it is stated that if conventional forces do not reach the goals of the United States, the country will use nuclear weapons. The side of the Israeli regime against Gaza and the other by the Prime Minister of this regime appeared against my country in September 2023, which is a clear violation of the basic principles of international law, including the NPT and the United Nations Charter.

He said Iran, like other non-nuclear countries, is worried about the current situation, he added: Iran wants nuclear-armed countries to fulfill their international obligations under the NPT and commit to destroying all their nuclear arsenals.

Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva addressed the audience to the main source of instability in the Middle East, which is the Israeli regime, and said: This regime is a great threat to international and regional peace and security, especially through its arsenals. nuclear weapons as well as its secret and unprotected nuclear facilities and activities.

He stated: The Zionist regime is the only obstacle to a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East and The accumulation of all types of weapons of mass destruction continues without being a member of any binding international document and without being subject to any safeguards or verification mechanisms.

Bahreini noted: the Israeli regime has more For seven decades, it has continued to openly violate the basic rules and principles of international law, especially international humanitarian law and international human rights law. This violation includes the indiscriminate bombing and shelling of Gaza, the collective punishment of Palestinians, the use of white phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon, the forced displacement and transfer of civilians, the deliberate targeting of civilians, especially women and children, as well as civilian infrastructure. /p>

According to this senior Iranian diplomat, it is time to take collective measures to curb and end the heinous crimes of the Israeli regime and its illegal nuclear activities.

According to Fars report, after India and Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran will chair the disarmament conference for 4 weeks from March 28, 1402.

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