Islamic Republic of Iran
Ambassador Javad Zarif
Iran last served as an elected member of theUnited Nations from 1954 to 1995. Javad Zarif has been Iran’spermanent representative to the United Nations since August 2002. The followingis excerpted from debate during the 5,493rd meeting of the UNSecurity Council, on July 21, 2006. The international community is witnessing with horror andindignation the daily exacerbation of two cases of blatant and premeditatedaggression and multiple war crimes perpetrated by the Israeli regime againstthe people of Palestine and Lebanon underabsurd and all too familiar pretexts. Meanwhile this Council, entrusted withthe responsibility of preserving international peace and security andsuppressing acts of aggression, is…
