Overview
- During an emergency session, Iran’s U.N. ambassador Saeid Iravani told the U.S. representative to “be polite,” drawing a sharp response.
- Ambassador Mike Waltz condemned Tehran’s human-rights record, saying the regime has killed tens of thousands and imprisoned many more.
- Waltz framed the confrontation in the context of Iranian-backed proxy attacks on American forces throughout the region.
- On Fox Business, the former Green Beret warned that Iravani “should be careful with his words” while on American soil.
- Waltz also suggested it would not surprise him if the Iranian envoy sought asylum in the United States.