Peace and security
Iran at UNGA 81
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Day 2Masoud PezeshkianIn the name of God, the most compassionate, the most merciful.
Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I had prepared a speech to present to you yesterday, the United States President, described us as terrorists.
We have been the victims of terrorism.
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Paraguay · Day 2Santiago Peña PalaciosLet us do so together.
Of course, problems are not confined to my region.
There are problems all around the world.
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Panama · Day 2José Raúl Mulino QuinteroIf we take a look now at the Straits of Hormuz, this clearly shows shortcomings in the implementation of international law.
We see clearly the impossibility of providing solutions when crises first arise.
And this is a crisis that is leading to global repercussions.
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Romania · Day 2Nicuşor-Daniel DanAt the same time, recent developments in the West Bank are a genuine reason for concern and risk undermining the peace that this plan seeks to promote.
Regarding Iran, our position is clear.
Iran must not possess a nuclear weapon.
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Timor-Leste · Day 2José Ramos-HortaTrillions of dollars are invested in perfecting forms of death.
Instead, we invest a fraction of these trillions in clean water, food, schools, clinics.
No thought was given to the tens of millions of fellow human beings pushed back to extreme deprivation by COVID-19, Ukraine-Russia war, And as if innocent bystanders on the periphery had not suffered enough, we are presented with another catastrophe, the Iran war and disruption of vital waterways for trade.
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Bulgaria · Day 2Iliana IotovaBut it is not only our national security that is at stake, it is global security.
The war in Ukraine and other territories has expanded beyond the territories of the conflict parties and directly affects Bulgaria today.
Indeed, the problem of the Black Sea has gone from regional to global in scale, with negative regional consequences.
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Argentina · Day 2Javier Gerardo MileiWe have unequivocally aligned ourselves with the West, with the United States and with Israel, countries with which we share a deep affinity of values and strategic complementarity.
That is why we condemn the attacks by the Iranian regime against the State of Israel.
We have designated the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization and continue to seek justice for the two terrorist attacks perpetrated on Argentine soil in 1992 and 1994.
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Palau · Day 2Surangel Whippsand trade worldwide.
Reaffirming the primary responsibility of the UN Charter to maintain global peace and security, we uphold the sovereignty of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, and condemn the actions of Iran to jeopardize maritime security and aim to obstruct, close, and interfere with international navigation through the strait.
At our Pacific Leaders Meeting in Palau, leaders expressed deep concern that China's ballistic missile test overflew several Pacific nations without adequate notice.
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Ukraine · Day 2Volodymyr ZelenskyyThey still cause damage, but they didn't break us.
We built our defense.
What is truly difficult for us now is Russian ballistic missiles and their new jet-powered Shahids.
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Italy · Day 2Antonio TajaniAnd as war advances, the principles on which we have built 80 years of international relations retreat, the prohibition of the use of force, international humanitarian law, and freedom and security of navigation.
Defending freedom of navigation means defending trade, jobs, growth, and dialogue, because where goods can move freely, weapons are less likely to do so.
The Strait of Hormuz must reopen.
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