The Iranian threat must be addressed at UNGA - opinion

• Published date: 25 September 2021
• Author: DANNY DANON
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

However, the main challenge for Israel and the countries in the Middle East is to make sure that the Iranian nuclear issue receives the attention it deserves. We anticipated that the Iranian regime would continue with their double-dealing and announce that they intend to resume nuclear talks in the coming weeks. Yet we must not enable their evil intentions to become an actuality. The Iranians must not be allowed to continue to deceive the nations of the world.

During the five years I served at the UN, I witnessed the fraudulent Iranian system in action. During a visit of Iran's former leader, Hassan Rouhani, I happened to be seated at a nearby table in one of the UN lounges. I saw live how the Iranian leader convinces world leaders with his "pure" and "peaceful" intentions. Since then, the Iranian nuclear program has progressed and the Iranian spectacle continues.

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Israel's newly elected prime minister, Naftali Bennett, will appear for the first time at the UN General Assembly, one of the world's most prominent world stages. The prime minister will deliver a speech on the last day of the conference and it is presumed that he will continue to reiterate the clear stance expressed by Israel, as communicated by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and direct the spotlight on the Iranian nuclear threat that endangers the stability of the region and the world.

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