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Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gilad Erdan compared Iran to the 'Third Reich' and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to 'Hitler', during an explosive emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday.
"The Islamic regime of today is no different than the Third Reich and Ayatollah Khamenei is no different than Adolf Hitler. Hitler's Third Reich was envisioned to be a thousand-year empire stretching across continents, just as Khamenei envisions his radical Shiite hegemony to stretch across the region and beyond," he alleged.
"Instead of shouting 'Sieg Heil' these radical Nazi Islamists scream 'death to Israel', 'death to America', 'death to England," Erdan continued.
On Saturday, Iran launched a barrage of drones and missiles towards Israel, which it said was retaliation for an alleged Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus earlier this month which killed a number of Iranian military commanders.
Israel, which has not claimed responsibility for the earlier Syrian strike, reported more than 300 incoming projectiles on Saturday and said 99 percent were 'intercepted'. There were no confirmed fatalities, although Israel said a seven-year-old girl in the Arad area was seriously injured - and 31 other people were treated for minor injuries.
Tehran's representative Saeed Iravani responded that his country's actions were part of 'Iran’s inherent right to self-defence as outlined in Article 51 in the Charter of the United Nations and recognised by international law'.
"This concluded action was necessary and proportionate. It was precise and only targeted military objectives and carried out carefully to minimise the potential for escalation and prevent civilian harm," he said.
Iravani also accused 'certain members of the council, including the US, UK and France' of choosing to 'turn a blind eye to reality and overlook the root causes contributing to the current situation'.
"In hypocritical behaviour, these three countries falsely blamed and accused Iran without considering their own failures to uphold their international commitment to peace and security in the region," he claimed.
US representative Robert Wood described Tehran's actions as 'reckless' and called for the Security Council to 'not let Iran's actions go unanswered'. He alleged that Iran was also 'complicit' in the October 7 Hamas attack by providing 'funding and training'. Tehran has always denied any direct involvement.
During the same meeting, Russia said the earlier strike on Damascus was an 'egregious attack' and accused members of 'hypocrisy and double standards'. China also called that attack a breach of the sovereignty of both Syria and Iran, and said that with Iran's statement about a response, 'the matter can be deemed concluded'.
'No different than Third Reich' - Israel compares Khamenei to 'Hitler', Iran says attack was 'proportionate'
Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gilad Erdan compared Iran to the 'Third Reich' and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to 'Hitler', during an explosive emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday.
"The Islamic regime of today is no different than the Third Reich and Ayatollah Khamenei is no different than Adolf Hitler. Hitler's Third Reich was envisioned to be a thousand-year empire stretching across continents, just as Khamenei envisions his radical Shiite hegemony to stretch across the region and beyond," he alleged.
"Instead of shouting 'Sieg Heil' these radical Nazi Islamists scream 'death to Israel', 'death to America', 'death to England," Erdan continued.
On Saturday, Iran launched a barrage of drones and missiles towards Israel, which it said was retaliation for an alleged Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus earlier this month which killed a number of Iranian military commanders.
Israel, which has not claimed responsibility for the earlier Syrian strike, reported more than 300 incoming projectiles on Saturday and said 99 percent were 'intercepted'. There were no confirmed fatalities, although Israel said a seven-year-old girl in the Arad area was seriously injured - and 31 other people were treated for minor injuries.
Tehran's representative Saeed Iravani responded that his country's actions were part of 'Iran’s inherent right to self-defence as outlined in Article 51 in the Charter of the United Nations and recognised by international law'.
"This concluded action was necessary and proportionate. It was precise and only targeted military objectives and carried out carefully to minimise the potential for escalation and prevent civilian harm," he said.
Iravani also accused 'certain members of the council, including the US, UK and France' of choosing to 'turn a blind eye to reality and overlook the root causes contributing to the current situation'.
"In hypocritical behaviour, these three countries falsely blamed and accused Iran without considering their own failures to uphold their international commitment to peace and security in the region," he claimed.
US representative Robert Wood described Tehran's actions as 'reckless' and called for the Security Council to 'not let Iran's actions go unanswered'. He alleged that Iran was also 'complicit' in the October 7 Hamas attack by providing 'funding and training'. Tehran has always denied any direct involvement.
During the same meeting, Russia said the earlier strike on Damascus was an 'egregious attack' and accused members of 'hypocrisy and double standards'. China also called that attack a breach of the sovereignty of both Syria and Iran, and said that with Iran's statement about a response, 'the matter can be deemed concluded'.
Mandatory credit: UNTV. News use only
Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gilad Erdan compared Iran to the 'Third Reich' and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to 'Hitler', during an explosive emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday.
"The Islamic regime of today is no different than the Third Reich and Ayatollah Khamenei is no different than Adolf Hitler. Hitler's Third Reich was envisioned to be a thousand-year empire stretching across continents, just as Khamenei envisions his radical Shiite hegemony to stretch across the region and beyond," he alleged.
"Instead of shouting 'Sieg Heil' these radical Nazi Islamists scream 'death to Israel', 'death to America', 'death to England," Erdan continued.
On Saturday, Iran launched a barrage of drones and missiles towards Israel, which it said was retaliation for an alleged Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus earlier this month which killed a number of Iranian military commanders.
Israel, which has not claimed responsibility for the earlier Syrian strike, reported more than 300 incoming projectiles on Saturday and said 99 percent were 'intercepted'. There were no confirmed fatalities, although Israel said a seven-year-old girl in the Arad area was seriously injured - and 31 other people were treated for minor injuries.
Tehran's representative Saeed Iravani responded that his country's actions were part of 'Iran’s inherent right to self-defence as outlined in Article 51 in the Charter of the United Nations and recognised by international law'.
"This concluded action was necessary and proportionate. It was precise and only targeted military objectives and carried out carefully to minimise the potential for escalation and prevent civilian harm," he said.
Iravani also accused 'certain members of the council, including the US, UK and France' of choosing to 'turn a blind eye to reality and overlook the root causes contributing to the current situation'.
"In hypocritical behaviour, these three countries falsely blamed and accused Iran without considering their own failures to uphold their international commitment to peace and security in the region," he claimed.
US representative Robert Wood described Tehran's actions as 'reckless' and called for the Security Council to 'not let Iran's actions go unanswered'. He alleged that Iran was also 'complicit' in the October 7 Hamas attack by providing 'funding and training'. Tehran has always denied any direct involvement.
During the same meeting, Russia said the earlier strike on Damascus was an 'egregious attack' and accused members of 'hypocrisy and double standards'. China also called that attack a breach of the sovereignty of both Syria and Iran, and said that with Iran's statement about a response, 'the matter can be deemed concluded'.