Iran condemns Israeli envoy's insults at UN official

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei condemned the Israeli envoy's insults at a UN official during a session on Palestinian children. In a post on his X account late on Saturday, Baghaei shared a video showing Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon insulting Vanessa Frazier, the UN special representative for children and armed conflict, during a UN session in which she presented a documented report detailing cases of torture and sexual violence against Palestinian children by Israel. Baghaei described the incident as a "shameful exhibition of arrogant defiance – against reason, law, morality, and justice – yet another inevitable result of the absolute impunity bestowed upon an apartheid terrorist regime by its enablers." He said Israel's "genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people and throughout the region" demonstrated a disregard for international norms and accountability, calling on the international community to take action. "It is long past time for the world to rise and confront this grave, unprecedented threat to peace and humanity," he said. According to Mehr News, the spokesman's remarks came after the UN session where Frazier presented the report.