Ali Bahreini

Iran on Friday rejected a special session of the UN Human Rights Council as illegitimate, with its envoy in Geneva saying the country has never submitted—and will never submit—to foreign domination or pressure.

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva says request to convene a special session of UN Human Rights Council on Iran is nothing but a politically-motivated and unconstructive move by certain states.

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva Ali Bahraini criticized the stance of certain Western governments for failing to condemn terrorism while instead targeting Iran’s security forces, describing this as clear hypocrisy.

Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva condemned Western complicity in what he described as Israel’s genocide in Gaza and urged the immediate imposition of comprehensive sanctions against Tel Aviv.