NAM shows concern about distortion of religions in Iran
According to Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is concerned about how terrorist organisations use religion to excuse their heinous crimes.
The Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly met to explore strategies to combat international terrorism when Zahra Ershadi made the comments.
She stated that the arbitrary interpretation and misrepresentation of religion by terrorist organisations to support their acts concern the Non-Aligned Movement.
NAM, according to her, rejects and denounces terrorism in all of its forms and manifestations, including state terrorism, and it reiterates its support for pertinent UN resolutions that recognise the legitimacy of the freedom and self-determination struggles of people living under foreign occupation and dominance.
Ershadi stated during the Sixth Committee meeting on Monday that all countries must fight terrorism, including by extraditing or prosecuting those responsible for terrorist activities.
However, she made the point that terrorism shouldn’t be associated with the legitimate resistance of populations subject to colonial or alien rule and foreign occupation.
She emphasised that the brutalization of peoples who are still subject to foreign occupation should be criticised as the most serious type of terrorism.
“The entire region and Afghanistan are seriously threatened by the emergence of terrorist groups,” says the Iranian envoy.
The region and Afghanistan are seriously threatened by the emergence of terrorist groups. Iranian envoy
The rise of terrorist organisations and acts of terrorism constitute a severe threat to Afghanistan, the region, and the entire globe, according to an Iranian representative to the UN.
Iran, according to her, rejects the use of force or the threat of using force against any member state of the Non-Aligned Movement.
According to Ershadi, certain states also commit acts of terrorism against scientists, government officials, and civilians in addition to terrorist organisations.
She mentioned a number of killings and assaults, such as the murder of Mohsen Fakhrizaeh, an Iranian nuclear scientist and deputy foreign minister, and the terrorist attack by Israel on Iran’s nuclear facility in Natanz. She also mentioned the killing of General Qasem Soleimani, who was referred to as “the hero of combating [Daesh] in the Middle East,” by the former US administration in Baghdad International Airport.
These actions, as well as others, such as cyberattacks on Iran’s vital infrastructure, were despicable acts of terrorism, she claimed.
NAM shows concern about distortion of religions in Iran
The categorization of individuals who exercise their right to self-determination as terrorists and those who defend oppressed peoples as sponsors of terrorism, she argued, is also hypocritical.
She emphasised the harmful role of foreign armed forces in the area and the ongoing occupation of Palestinian territory by saying, “It is the sorrowful tale of the Middle East.”
The top Iranian representative claimed that unilateral coercive actions were not only equivalent to terrorism but also crimes against humanity, preventing member nations from cooperating effectively in the fight against terrorism.
