Even as Washington, Europe Vow To Pressure Iran, Its Foreign Minister Is Heading to New York

The visit ‘proves how rogue states and dictators can exploit the UN structure to whitewash their crimes,’ Israel’s UN ambassador, Gilad Erdan, tells the Sun, comparing it to ‘Hitler’s foreign minister addressing the stability of Europe’ during World War II.

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The Israeli military spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, with one of the Iranian ballistic missiles Israel intercepted over the weekend, at Julis army base, southern Israel, April 16, 2024. AP/Tsafrir Abayov

Following Iran’s attack on Israel, Secretary Yellen is vowing new sanctions against Tehran and European foreign ministers are due at Jerusalem to convince Israelis to let diplomacy take its course. Yet with the Department of State granting a New York visa to Iran’s foreign minister, a much-promised global pressure campaign may prove insufficient to alter the Islamic Republic’s policies. 

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