Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Gholamhossein Darzi, has “called on all States to reject and denounce the extraterritorial application of unilateral coercive measures by the United States regime aimed at compelling Member States to subordinate their sovereign rights and lawful policies to those of another State,” IRNA reports.

“The Security Council must categorically condemn and reject these unilateral coercive measures aimed at compelling sovereign States to alter their lawful economic interests and foreign relations,” Darzi said in a statement addressing the UN Security Council Open Debate on “The Security Council’s Role in Mitigating Global and Local Food Crises”.