Iran Says Trump's 'Annihilation' Remarks at UN Assembly Are 'Grave and Alarming'
Iran's UN envoy says threats by US President Donald Trump to destroy Iran, delivered from the UN General Assembly podium, represent a serious escalation.
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Iran's ambassador and charge d'affaires to the United Nations in New York, Gholamhossein Darzi, said threats by US President Donald Trump to "annihilate" Iran are "grave and alarming," according to a report by Iran's state news agency IRNA.
Darzi said the remarks were especially concerning because they were delivered from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, a forum Tehran considers significant given the UN's role in international diplomacy and conflict prevention.
The report did not provide the full text or exact wording of Trump's remarks, nor further context on the specific occasion at the UN General Assembly during which they were made.
Iran and the United States have had no formal diplomatic relations since 1980, and tensions between the two countries have remained high over issues including Iran's nuclear program, its regional influence, and sanctions imposed by Washington.
Neither the White House nor the US mission to the United Nations had issued a public response to Darzi's comments at the time of the IRNA report.
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