UNITED NATIONS: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday Iran welcomed the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) signed by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, saying the arrangement could mark the beginning of a regional security framework.
In his address to the UN General Assembly, Pezeshkian condemned the “ludicrous and delusional scheme of Greater Israel”.
“After nearly two years of genocide, mass starvation, the perpetuation of apartheid within the occupied territories and aggression against its neighbours, the ludicrous and delusional scheme of a ‘Greater Israel’ is being proclaimed with brazenness by the highest echelons of that regime,” said the Iranian president.
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Meanwhile, Pezeshkian also talked about the “sponsors” of Israel and the desire to use naked force — an obvious reference to US President Donald Trump.
He said Israel and “its sponsors no longer even content themselves with normalisation through political means. Rather, they impose their presence through naked force, and have styled it peace through strength”.
It’s a developing story. Details to follow.