At the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Iran renewed its decades-long call for the creation of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East, sharply criticising both the United States and Israel for their nuclear policies. The statement came in the wake of a dramatic escalation earlier this year, when the US carried out a direct strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities during the Iran–Israel conflict.

Iranian officials stressed that a lasting peace in the region was impossible unless nuclear weapons were completely eliminated and Israel was held accountable under international law.

“The prevalence of notions such as peace through strength, specially being heard from rogue possessors of nuclear weapons are both disturbing and dangerous. Bearing in mind, the similar notions in recent hi

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