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This week, a heated discussion took place at the United Nations Security Council between the United States and Iran, drawing attention in the meeting room.
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The exchange took place as global scrutiny of Iran’s regional actions and its long-standing support for militant groups in the Middle East intensified. Waltz framed the moment as part of a broader struggle between the United States and a regime that he says has destabilized the region for years while threatening American interests and allies.
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US representative to the UN Ambassador Mike Waltz speaks during an emergency meeting of the Security Council (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Tension escalated during an exchange at the Security Council when the Iranian representative addressed a warning to the US delegation.
“I have only one word. I advise the representative of the United States to be polite. It would be better for yourself and for the country,” the Iranian envoy said.
Waltz responded during the session by criticizing the Iranian regime’s human rights record and treatment of its own citizens.
“I’m not going to dignify this with another response, as this representative sits here in this body representing a regime that murdered tens of thousands of its own people and imprisoned many more simply because it wanted freedom from your tyranny,” Waltz said.
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Speaking about the exchange afterward, the former Green Beret emphasized the broader context behind his response, pointing to Iran’s history of targeting U.S. forces through proxies in the region.
“I’m a Green Beret, not my first firefight… He has to be careful, with his words on American soil… I’ll leave it at that,” Waltz told Bartiromo on Wednesday.
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The exchange highlights how tensions between the United States and Iran are increasingly playing out on the world stage, including within the United Nations Security Council.
