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Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi

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first: 2022-09-24
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“The world awaits the day that has been promised by all Abrahamie faiths throughout the world. The ultimate seeker of justice does exist. We do believe that, in accordance with divine will and just as the divine prophets have promised, justice and fairness will overtake the world and the rule of those who sincerely follow the path of the Omnipotent will reverberate throughout the world. The world rejects ignorance. The world awaits the day in which the old paths will come to an end.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We have lived up to our commitments, but unfortunately the United States not only does not adhere to its own commitments within any framework of international treaties such as the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, but it imposes sanctions as a political tool on nations such as the people of Iran. However. I reiterate today that those sanctions have not yielded the desired results. It is time now for the United States to stop traveling the wrong path and to choose the right side. Humankind is entering a new framework. Old Powers will maintain their current downward trajectory. They are the past and we are the future. I repeat once again, they represent the past and we represent the future. We are the future; our view of the future is one of hope.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“By the same token, those European countries that ignore resolution 2231 (2015) and their commitments within the framework of the JCPOA will ultimately lose on that path. Members of the General Assembly may rest assured that nuclear weapons have no place in the defensive and military doctrine of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The appropriate international organizations and multiple official reports have stated as much. Today just as two decades ago. the Islamic Republic of Iran will never stop short of obtaining the inherent right of the Iranian nation to peaceful nuclear energy.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We support any initiative for a cessation of hostilities and the war and announce our full support for such initiatives. In leaving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). the American Government officially trampled upon its commitments. Breaking the agreement reached in the framework of Security Council resolution 2231 (2015) was an inappropriate response to our fulfilment of commitments within that framework. The United States of America has committed egregious and unilateral crimes in the international arena. It must explain itself transparently, demonstrate in a verifiable fashion that it wishes to reach a proper conclusion, prove its commitment and choose a path, be it the JCPOA or not.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Iran insists on an all- encompassing Government with the participation of all Afghan groups and population, but the assistance of the world is needed in order to address the crisis of refugees who have been driven from Afghanistan, a great many of whom are being given refuge in Islamic Iran today. With respect to the Ukrainian crisis and the war. I again recall our unambiguous position. As the Islamic Republic, we do not tolerate or support any war anywhere — not in Europe or anywhere else. We do not see how any war can benefit any side in Europe. Any type of tension and fanning of the flames of violence in Ukraine is the work of the United States of America in order to weaken the European countries. This is a longterm plan, unfortunately.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The continuation of the occupation by the Zionist regime of certain Syrian. Lebanese and Palestinian territories and the lack of recognition for the people of Palestine have been a negation of their inherent rights. The failure to form a proper Palestinian Government, with its rightful capital in Jerusalem, has been a tool in the hands of certain Governments in the region. Given the foundations that have been laid in the region by certain countries based on lies and destruction and occupation, those countries cannot be partners for peace. The situation today in Afghanistan represents another example of foreign meddling in the region, which has led to the killing of over 70.000 men. women and children in that country.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“They must give a reasonable answer. Why do they claim to be fighting against terror even as they give refuge to terrorists? This is a double standard. Discrimination in the fight against terrorism is a green light given to terrorists themselves. Iran, which has itself been a major target of terrorists, has been at the forefront of fighting terrorism in the region. The people of the region see Iran as a secure partner for their own security, and the occupying regime in Jerusalem as the perpetrator of much of the violence in the region. Has the time not come to bring an end to seven and a half decades of the occupation of the Palestinians’ lands, of the demolition of their homes, and of the shedding of the blood of their women and children, and for the people of Palestine to be recognized officially as a country?”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The eradication of terrorism, through an all-encompassing fight against its very roots and the very causes that gave rise to it throughout the world, will not be easily achieved. The surgical use of terrorists as a political tool by certain Western Governments will be overcome by the collective will of the people of the region. Certain intelligence and security services of Western countries, by moving terrorists in a very targeted fashion from area to area in the region in order to capitalize on their devastating capacities, continue to be asked — including by our Head of State. Prime Minister and congressional representatives — why they have given refuge again and again to officially recognized terror groups that have the blood of over 17.000 Iranian martyrs on their hands? Why do the Europeans behave in this way?”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The terrorist act of his assassination was a prize given on a silver platter to Daesh. which, according to certain American officials, had confessed that ISIS was an American creation. His martyrdom was a gift to that same ISIS. Instead of being recognized for his sacrifices, he was assassinated. Why? The Islamic Republic of Iran, through the use of all tools and capacities in order to bring to justice the perpetrators and all those who had a hand in that Government-sanctioned act of terror, will not sit idle until that is done. The blood of the oppressed will not be forgotten, and the guilty will be brought to justice. The most serious threats in West Asia are extremism and fundamentalism.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Has anyone seen the unprecedented movement of the remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed’s grandson — 22 million-strong marching towards his burial site for the anniversary of his martyrdom? The security of many countries throughout our region is owed to the sacrifices of our martyr General Haj Qasem Soleimani. Had it not been for the sacrifice of that hero of anti-terrorism activities, many countries of the region would have burned to the ground in the fires set by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS). Who has heard the steadfast stories of his heroic fight against terrorism in the Hollywood-like reports generated by the news media? Did anyone see the 25 million mourners of the late commander General Qasem Soleimani throughout Iran? Those were censored throughout the Western world.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Have we heard anything at all about the chemical bombardment of the Iranian people, using chemical weapons supplied by certain European countries to Saddam Hussein? Have we been shown those whose bodies are severely and gravely damaged by chemical attacks and who are still alive but have been hospitalized for 35 years? Have we seen their photos and images? Have we been shown the sick children who cannot survive diseases of the immune system because of the sanctions imposed on us. preventing us from obtaining proper medication for their treatment. Have we seen their photos? Have we seen any pictures of the patience, sacrifice and steadfastness of the Islamic people of Iran? Have we seen those pictures?”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“For more than 44 years, those policies have been defeated by the Iranian people and the Iranian people have stood victorious again and again. Now our enemies are faced with an Islamic Republic whose power and progress are based on profound ties with its people. Over the past year, the people of Iran have endured the powerful repercussions of a media and psychological war waged against them. Can the United States of America, which now possesses the world’s largest prison for women—and therefore for mothers — sincerely call itself the defender of women’s rights? The picture of Iran that it has sought to introduce to the world is a pastiche commingling legitimate and illegitimate news, lies and fake reports. Realities from Iran are censored throughout the world in order to negate the truth.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We believe that this must be a collaborative effort in the Muslim world. It requires the participation of all and is the only pathway to blessings and success in West Asia. The Islamic Republic of Iran has many and rare opportunities for investment that represent a great opportunity for countries throughout the world and the region. Last year was the year of the victory of the people of Iran. Over the past year, certain Western nations and their intelligence services made a grave mistake and miscalculation that sought to diminish, undervalue and underestimate the power of the Iranian people. Ever since the Islamic Revolution’s victory under the leadership of Imam Khomeini, the enemies of Iran have sought, through various ongoing and never-ending plots, to impose their will on our people.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“With benevolence and goodwill, we have taken initiatives throughout the region, although the convergence of politics and security still needs to be strengthened and can be realized only when it is accompanied by meaningful economic cooperation. Due to continued military attacks and occupations, many opportunities for progress and development in the West Asian region have been set back. Under the holy leadership of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution. Imam Khamenei, we have been able to drive back the rotten foundations of terrorism and create new opportunities for the region. The power of the Islamic Republic of Iran is an empowering security. We seek to extend our hand to neighbouring countries in order to establish new horizons of hope and success for the entire region.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We have prioritized those developments in order to bring their benefits and their fruits to all peoples of the region. The Islamic Republic of Iran also stands ready to work to mitigate the effects of climate change, to bring its national capacity to bear on renewable energy production, and to share those with other countries. In the security sector, the good-neighbour policy seeks to increase regional cooperation and prevent external meddling from the Caucasus to the Persian Gulf. Any type of foreign presence is not only not part of the solution, but is the problem itself. We view the security of our neighbours as our own security and any type of insecurity for them is insecurity for us.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We will welcome any extended hand quite warmly. A stable and powerful neighbour is healthy for a stable region. Having endured two decades of imposed tensions and crisis within our region — the fruit of the resilience of free nations from Syria and Palestine to Yemen and Afghanistan — the future prospects of the region can be secured through the cultivation of profound mutual political trust, fostering extensive economic cooperation and establishing indigenous security measures. In alignment with that vision. Iran has established a new chapter of constructive relationships with likeminded neighbouring countries through membership in such regional and international mechanisms as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Northeastern Economic Corridor.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The true nature of the liberal democracy project has become evident to the world and has been revealed to be nothing more than a velvet glove hiding a cast-iron hand. A school that was once envisioned as a beacon for the world has been transformed into a cautionary tale illustrating the limitations and shortcomings of a system nearing the conclusion of its trajectory. At the very moment when certain Powers are steering the world towards more wars, the Islamic Republic of Iran has put forward a policy of neighbourhood and integration. The policy of neighbourhood is benevolent towards the region and is prioritized on the regional agenda. The Islamic Republic extends a warm welcome to any hand that is extended in friendship, firmly believing that an independent and robust neighbourhood represents an opportunity for the entire region.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“That regressive endeavour poses a significant threat to the security and prosperity of nations. The Islamic Republic of Iran staunchly maintains that the formation of new East-West divides should not be permitted to take shape. Making trade corridors unsafe, diminishing the status of countries from allies to dependents, stifling the economic progress of sovereign nations, and fomenting proxy wars across Asia and Europe are all elements of that sinister chain. Ironically, such actions are undertaken in the name of defending democracy. However, the global community. including nations of West Asia, have discerned the true essence of Western democracy — a designation that is all too often a code word for coups d’etat, occupations and ongoing wars.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“nations throughout the world are engaged in heightened resistance and awareness. As non-Western Powers have emerged, there is collective hope for the establishment of a novel and equitable world order. Central to the coming international order is the abandonment of global arrogance in favour of regional cooperation and orders. The Islamic Republic of Iran advocates maximal economic and political convergence within and between regions and is interested in interacting with the global community under the principle of justice. However, as independent nations increasingly align themselves towards cooperation and convergence, certain Powers are attempting to incite conflicts in various regions. Employing a Cold War mentality, they strive to reconstitute blocs on a global scale.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We find ourselves at a critical juncture in history. The global landscape is also undergoing a paradigm shift towards an emerging international order. That trajectory is not reversible. The equation attributed to the hegemony of the West no longer resonates with the diverse realities of today’s world. The old liberal order, catering to the ambitions of voracious rulers and capitalists whose hunger has no end. has been relegated to obsolescence. In short, efforts to universalize American ideals throughout the world have proven to be a failure. The Iranian nation takes pride in having instrumentally unmasked the true nature of the rulers in both the East and the West through its Islamic revolution. In conjunction with other nations of West Asia. Iran has played a significant role in defeating the global arrogance. Now.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The proper education of populations throughout the world will not yield the desired results unless it is undertaken within the framework of the family. “Mother”, “father” and “family” are divine and natural words and concepts. We are seeing actions that can be viewed as seeking the end of the human race itself. We are today in need of a world movement that ensures commitment to the survival of the framework of the family, so that all family members can experience life in peace and stability side by side We therefore ask all religious leaders to assume their historical responsibilities in defending the sanctity of the family and to move against fabrications. We expect the United Nations to give this issue very high priority on its agenda and to offer the proper protection to the framework of the family.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In alignment with all adherents of faith and advocates for freedom, we firmly believe that reverence for religions should hold a prominent position on the United Nations agenda in order to inculcate the proper framework of respect for all world religions. Concurrently with the war on Islam, we are also seeing a war against the institution of the family. The family is the most fundamental column supporting human development, which is now under attack. Today crimes against humanity include not just the occupation of lands, the oppression of peoples and mass killings, but also a concerted attack on the family itself. That. too. is a crime against humanity. The protection of the nucleus of the family, which is the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman, is an inherent truth to be accepted by the entire world.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The fires of disrespect will not overcome the divine truth. Islamophobia and the cultural apartheid witnessed in Western countries, and evident in actions ranging from the desecration of the Holy Quran to the banning of hijabs in schools and numerous other deplorable discriminations, are not worthy of human dignity. Even more concerning is the fact that, behind the scenes, there seems to be an agenda that seeks to divert attention by using the tool of freedom of speech. As one Westerner has said, now that the West is faced with a crisis of identity, it sees the world as a jungle and presents itself in the best of lights as a beautiful garden. Some powerful interests see that fabrication as their tool of choice. That apartheid has targeted the Muslim community, particularly immigrants, who are themselves victims of colonial policies.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Moreover, the Holy Quran calls on us to serve those who have less than we do and directs our beliefs and faith to recognize the sanctity of those values. Is this the first time that the words of God the Omnipotent have been burned by those who presume that, while they do so. they can extinguish the divine voice for eternity? Did Nimrod. Pharaoh or Caesar triumph over Abraham. Moses and Jesus? The Holy Quran forbids all forms of violence in human interactions and deems respect towards Abraham. Moses and Jesus on a par with and equal to the sanctity of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Those understandings, which bring unity and divine teachings that inspire and build human character, societies and progress for human societies will never be burned. They are eternal. They remain impervious.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“It expounds upon the unity of humankind, embracing all earthly inhabitants. It seeks to guide all towards human dignity, which will lead to the blessings sought by humankind. What has the Holy Quran said to infuriate and focus the attention of those who seek power and hold the reins of power? The Holy Quran says that humans do not accept oppression and that in their pursuit against it they will be able to attain elevated divine values. The Holy Quran speaks of equality among humans. It says that they were all created equally from a single mother and father. Even though there are natural differences between men and women, the Holy Quran sees them as completing one another and equal in the eyes of the Creator. The Holy Quran defends the sanctity of the family and sees children as gifts entrusted to us by God.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“I congratulate President Francis on the occasion of the opening of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly. Since last year, when I addressed everyone from this rostrum (see A/77/PV.6). the world has witnessed bitter as well as sweet events, but nearly eight decades following the establishment of the United Nations, the new session of the General Assembly is beginning as the world is experiencing unprecedented and historic changes. Meanwhile, the assurance of a luminous future for human society lies in the devoted observance of lofty virtues that guide people towards excellence and noble ideals. What better source is there than the word of the Creator to encapsulate the essence of humanity and elevate the inherent values of humankind? The Holy Quran beckons humankind towards rationality, spirituality, truth and justice.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Finally, and most important, we must create roles for dignified and qualified humans with experience so that they can create that new system. Our views on the future horizon are very realistic. On the basis of divine promises, as delivered by the prophets, we firmly believe that justice will envelop the world, and those who are true followers of divine commands will be blessed by the reappearance of the last messiah.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“I will conclude by expressing the need felt around the world for justice and fairness. Every single human being must be a part of actively building a new world based on justice and human values. If we wish the new world to be acceptable, righteous, powerful and successful in resolving the challenges facing humankind, then it must be based in global fairness and justice. That requires following several principles. First, throughout the world, we must feel collectively responsible and determined to fight against oppression. Secondly, we must respect the wishes and will of the people and of nations and must refrain from direct engagement in their internal affairs. Thirdly, we must eliminate double standards. Fourthly, we must stand up to violence and war. Fifthly, international organizations must act independently and prudently.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Of course, the Islamic Republic of Iran, with various well-established and vast relationships with countries across the globe, has managed in many cases to neutralize the sanctions and to create new opportunities. The United States Government itself has announced many times through various Government officials that the maximum-pressure policy has suffered an embarrassing defeat. We have found our path, independent of any agreement, and we will continue steadfastly on that path. At the same time, while we are very earnest in the negotiations and have shown that if the rights of the people of Iran are respected, there is a great and serious will to resolve all issues, we believe that the knot of the nuclear deal must be loosened from the same place where they managed to tie it.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We are basing that on lived experience. We are speaking of the experience of America having left the JCPOA. And we negotiated with the current American Government for a year and a half for it to renew its commitment to return to the agreement and fulfil its provisions. Today, even as the American Government speaks of honouring their commitments to this deal, it keeps repeating the same old stories of the past, which casts serious doubt on its true commitment to return to the agreement. That brings us to another challenge. Can we truly trust, without guarantees or assurances, that the American Government will live up to their commitment this time?”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The International Atomic Energy Agency issued 15 different reports stating specifically that Iran had fully complied with all of its commitments. Thirdly, while we have paid the price for having lived up to our commitments, Iran has not been given the opportunity to reap the rewards and rights of the agreement, due to the United States, in cooperation with Europe, trampling upon that agreement. We gave ample opportunities for those who trampled upon and left the agreement to return to it. We have been extremely flexible, and had it not been for our flexibility, the negotiations would have stopped in the very first few days. Iran’s logic of negotiations is a just analysis of what is going on, and our wish is only one thing — that commitments be honoured. Guarantees, it seems, are simply things that might happen.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“I therefore ask all those here today to please listen carefully to the following points. First, the Islamic Republic of Iran, in good faith, accepted an agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, in 2015 and lived up to all of its commitments, without exception, in the first phase, but the result was America trampling upon that agreement. As they themselves said, in so many words, there were unprecedented oppressive sanctions measures imposed on the people of Iran as punishment for being freedom seekers. A weapon of mass destruction — that is what sanctions are. And abiding by, or cooperating in, the implementation of the same is helping oppression take root. Secondly, it was America that trampled upon and left the agreement, not Iran.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“That has been issued as an official fatwa announced by His Eminence Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and a Sharia- based fatwa issued by His Eminence is worth more than any measures with any outside or international agencies. All of this is taking place in an environment where countries that seek to portray us, unjustly, as a threat keep pursuing nuclear-weapon development and testing and have made a gift of those weapons of mass destruction to the Zionist Government. In doing so, the Governments that must be disarmed are rewarded, but those that are observing proper frameworks are even threatened by measures under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. And despite the fact that it accounts for only 2 per cent of nuclear activities worldwide, Iran has been the subject of 35 per cent of nuclear inspections.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Allow me to draw Assembly members’ attention to another example of the lack of justice and fairness, namely, the double standards used when speaking of the nuclear science capacities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. And we all know that it is for only human and peaceful endeavours, but some countries are keen on portraying that as a threat in order to sweep under the rug what they should rightly face themselves, namely, denuclearization. As the leader of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, I announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran is not seeking to build or obtain nuclear weapons, and such weapons have no place in our doctrine.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The illegal expansion of settlements and housing on Palestinian territories and farms and the killing of their children and their new generations shows everyone that seven decades of Israeli occupation and brutality are still with us and not coming to an end. But the global Powers must show why they keep running away and evading the solutions proposed by the Islamic Republic of Iran to resolve the Palestinian crisis. The entire Palestinian territory, from the mountains to the sea, needs only one solution — allowing the votes of all Palestinians, including Muslims, Christians and Jews, in a comprehensive referendum. The occupying Zionist Power, which has occupied Jerusalem and occupies other lands in the region, cannot be a partner for security and stability.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Today we see the Arba’een pilgrimage in observation of the fortieth day of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, which is celebrated in order to renew our faith in those values and to respect the descendants of the Prophet, who gave their lives for human dignity and human values. I would like to direct the General Assembly’s attention to one of the most egregious points that shows the oppressive Powers present in the region. The region has not previously had such an occupying Power as savage as the Zionist regime. The killing of women and children is recorded in the dark report card of the Zionist regime, which has managed to build the biggest prison in the world in Gaza.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“During the numerous conversations I have had with regional leaders, one of the main points raised was that regional security must be born from within and not from the outside. The way to realize that is through collaboration and cooperation, not by forming opposing blocs. We must rely on brotherly and friendly relations. If we leave nations and the regions in charge of their own destinies, then the occupiers will leave and neighbours will remain supportive of one another in eternity. In the not-too-distant past, we saw the fires of war burning between the two brotherly nations of Iraq and Iran, because of the encouragement of enemy Powers throughout the world.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Progress in economic and trade relations have now been brought to the forefront of the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy. We would like to have extensive relations with all nations throughout the world, particularly with our neighbours. War is not the solution to crises. Dialogue, conversations and negotiations are the true solutions. The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a powerful country in the region, has a visible presence and is willing to solve crises. During the past few years, Iran’s trade in its region increased at an impressive rate. We have now entered with our neighbours into a new era of the expansion of friendly, neighbourly and brotherly ties, which brings stability and security to all sides. During the hard times of our neighbouring countries, we showed that we were their true friends.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“A good example of our social endeavours was when we sought to bring universal health-care coverage to 85 million people, which showed that the pursuit of the will of the people is a foundation of the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In contrast, during the times of the imposed war of Iraq against Iran, we were even prevented from being able to purchase barbed wire, but today we have been able to manufacture, through our own know-how and capabilities, the most modern systems to defend our nation. Our enemies did not retreat, rather our nation managed to drive all of its enemies out of the arena by participating in an impressive and unprecedented fashion in the Islamic revolution in order to strengthen the values of faith and divine will, as well as the policy of good-neighbourly relations.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Iran has learned the policy of resistance and progress, which it has focused on pursuing because of an advanced and logical social order through which the Islamic Republic of Iran today, despite the oppressive sanctions imposed on it, has become a strong country and has achieved many impressive goals in the fields of technology, know-how and expertise. We believe that the world today needs a strong Iran that is able to export other products in addition to oil and gas. We have distribution networks throughout our vast nation in electricity, knowledge-seeking, biosciences, nanotechnology and nuclear sciences. We are at the cutting edge, and Iran’s growth in those sectors is considerable.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The history of Iran is the history of a nation that has learned to stand on its own two feet and not to depend on anyone else. Iran learned that lesson when in both world wars it declared its neutrality, yet in both wars was subject to foreign occupation. Afterwards, when it approached the United States in the 1950s and relied on it to achieve Iran’s dream of nationalizing its oil industry, it was betrayed again. Even the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was signed and accepted in the framework of the Security Council, was unilaterally trampled on.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“And the leader who emerged in the fight against terrorism was none other than our beloved late martyr Qasem Soleimani — a seeker after freedom who became a martyr on the path to obtaining freedom for the nations of our region. And the previous President of the United States of America effectively signed off on that savage, illegal and immoral crime. What he said essentially showed that the oppression that was imposed on the nations of the region had managed to heal some of the hearts that were broken by that crime. We will not waver in our pursuit of justice in the face of the crime that the American President admitted to having signed off on. We will pursue justice through a fair tribunal for those who martyred our beloved General Qasem Soleimani.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has spent much capital to achieve its objectives — from the time when Saddam Hussein tore up the Algiers Agreement and attacked our country unprovoked, to the time when the American Government trampled on the nuclear agreement and, we saw a new phase of crimes committed against humankind. Some time ago, the former President of the United States announced that it was the United States that created Da’esh. For us, it makes no difference which American Administration created Da’esh. What matters is that a Government on the other side of the planet decided to bring havoc and chaos to our region at the expense of the lives and blood of women and children and innocents. Nonetheless, the Islamic Republic resistance put an end to that destructive movement.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Some 40 years ago, the late President of the Islamic revolution Mohammad-Ali Rajai placed his feet, whose soles had been savagely tortured, upon a rostrum in the Security Council Chamber and showed the scars of the torture he had been subjected to at the hands of the Shah’s secret police (see S/PV.2251 (1980)). He was later martyred by the hypocrites. A decade later, the late Imam Khomeini ensured that Iran was able to repel foreign aggression against its territory and take charge of its own destiny. The people of Iran who were themselves victims of terrorism have today become supporters who can be counted on in the fight against terrorism throughout the region.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The United States cannot accept that certain countries have the right to stand on their own two feet, and it continues to confuse militarism with security. The situation of America’s allies is no better. What is occurring today in Europe is a mirror image of what has occurred in Western Asia over the past few decades. The conduct and the result of moving troops throughout those regions have yielded the same results, and the fate of many countries has shown that America has pursued its own interests at the expense of many others. The Islamic revolution in Iran was the beginning of the push of the great nation of Iran to seek its own place in the world. For decades we have confronted foreign plots such as coups d’etat, oppressive sanctions and hegemonic interventions. None of Iran’s successes have been acceptable to the great Powers.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“What human value has the killing of hundreds of thousands of Yemeni, Iraqi, Syrian and Afghan children served? Were those not the evil faces of the total lack of justice and fairness in many parts of the world? And in reality, what is it that the Islamic Republic of Iran seeks that has caused havoc and chaos among the oppressors of the world? Is it not the exercise of its own logical and just right? A willingness to support hegemony has become a sore point for humankind around the world and poses a serious threat. Increasingly, nations around the world wish to achieve justice and independence while also enjoying security. The realization of the doctrine of resistance shows how sincerely and deeply many people wish to achieve true justice, while unilateralism has been used to hold many countries back on a selective basis.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“To them we say, “If you do not wish to shoulder the burden, do you not even wish to shoulder the burden of fighting oppression?” Our belief is deeply rooted in the Qur’anic culture, which instructs us to oppress no one, and the fate of many nations is dependent on exactly those principles. When we consider nations that flee the logic of character, fairness and justice and run towards unilateralism and oppressive power; nations that lack reason and rely on coups d’etat, military interventionism and boots on the ground; nations that fight terrorism and many other injustices selectively or nations that use nuclear weapons, we can ask if that brought the world closer to fairness, justice and peace or did it rather become a basis for hegemony.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“What we are seeking are the rights of the Iranian people and nation. We will not tolerate any relationship based on oppression. We will stand firm and proudly defend our rights. We believe that any oppression is an act against peace and stability, which is a threat to the entire world. Achieving global security through any path other than justice cannot be sustainable or lasting. That is therefore precisely what we expect the United Nations to support and pursue. Of course, implementing justice and fairness is enormously challenging and difficult, and perhaps it is for that reason that many who claim to be on the side of peace run away from the responsibilities of peace.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“A new order has taken shape and will undoubtedly be realized. From Lebanon to the occupied territories of Palestine and across our region we see the defeated policies of that outdated system. We see terrorism, we see native cultures and religions trampled on, we see unilateral actions and unjust opposition to multilateralism. All of that has created great obstacles to human progress. We firmly believe that in order to address both old challenges and new contexts, we have no choice but to choose a path of cohesiveness and unity, on a basis of multilateralism, justice, shared human values and divine teachings. There is no other path. We believe that the hearts of all freedom-seeking nations are wedded to those deep-seated values, and their defence against oppressors throughout the world rests on our shoulders.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“With regard to the savagery and crimes of Da’esh, which enslaved Christian, Yazidi and other religious minorities, women and children, it has been clear from our attempts to combat them that we have been defenders of human rights and that those who defended and promoted Da’esh are on the side of the accused. Today we are witnessing a change in the world order away from a unilateral world, a hegemonic world, a world in which financial power controls the standards of behaviour, a world where criminal and oppressive sanctions are imposed on nations and international organizations are used as tools of oppression in exerting pressure on defenceless nations, in other words, a world completely lacking in justice and fairness. Support for that order among the world’s peoples and nations has been lost.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)