NEW YORK CITY: The US permanent representative to the UN, Mike Waltz, on Thursday urged Iran to abandon what he described as the “false hope of revolution,” and its regional ambitions.
It came as the UN vowed to intensify its efforts to achieve a two-state solution and end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.
“The international community must urge the Iranian regime to give up on its false hope of revolution, and forego its ambitions on its neighbors,” Waltz told the UN Security Council during an open debate on the Middle East.
He called on Tehran to “engage in direct, good-faith dialogue with the United States for the benefit of the Iranian people and the security of the region.”
Waltz reiterated Washington’s support for the reimposition of UN “snap-back” sanctions on Iran, and framed President Donald Trump’s recent “20-Point Plan for Peace” between Israelis and Palestinians as part of a broader push to end regional conflict and reshape the Middle East.
