(Iran International) Israel's ambassador to the UN was the only diplomat to protest at President Ebrahim Raisi's speech at the General Assembly on Tuesday. Raisi is known as the "Butcher of Tehran" for his history of gross human rights violations. In contrast, in March, more than 100 diplomats from 40 Western countries and allies walked out of a speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the top UN human rights forum in protest over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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