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STORY: GA / DEBATE IRAN
TRT: 3:03
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: PERSIAN / NATS
DATELINE: 22 SEPTEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY
22 SEPTEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior
2. Wide shot, Rouhani entering General Assembly Hall
3. Wide shot, Rouhani walking to podium
4. SOUNDBITE (Persian) Hassan Rouhani, President, Islamic Republic of Iran:
“The genesis of borderless violent extremism and terrorism could be attributed to the security strategies developed by major powers in the past 15 years. The main lesson to learn from the analysis of this trend is that security in one region at the cost of insecurity in others would not only be impossible but it could also lead to more insecurity everywhere.”
5. Med shot, Iranian delegation
6. SOUNDBITE (Persian) Hassan Rouhani, President, Islamic Republic of Iran:
“The century that began with terror and violence in New York should not continue with hostile competitions and expanding conflicts in the Middle East. Today in fact, the discourse of hatred and violence in the Middle East and North Africa is spreading with an astonishing speed, and this region is stuck in a web of the most savage and destructive policies.”
7. Wide shot, Rouhani on big screen
8. SOUNDBITE (Persian) Hassan Rouhani, President, Islamic Republic of Iran:
“If the Saudi government is serious about its vision for development and regional security, it must cease and desist from divisive policies, spread of hate ideology, and trampling upon the rights of neighbours.”
9. Med shot, Iranian delegation
10. SOUNDBITE (Persian) Hassan Rouhani, President, Islamic Republic of Iran:
“To learn lessons from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and put them towards improving international relations, we should never forget that pressures, sanctions and illegal threats against the Iranian people, which sought to fully dismantle Iran's enrichment program, were all defeated.”
11. Med shot, American delegation
12. SOUNDBITE (Persian) Hassan Rouhani, President, Islamic Republic of Iran:
“This experience demonstrated that the Zionist pressure groups could go as far as having the United States Congress pass indefensible legislations forcing the highest American judicial institution to violate peremptory norms of international law.”
13. Wide shot, Rouhani leaving General Assembly Hall
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said, “The century that began with terror and violence in New York should not continue with hostile competitions and expanding conflicts in the Middle East.”
Speaking today (22 Sep) at the General Assembly, Rouhani said no one imagined that the painful terrorist attack on 9/11 would lead to “larger disasters, resulting in a devastating war in the Middle East and the spread of insecurity across the globe.” Rouhani stress that the “genesis of borderless violent extremism and terrorism could be attributed to the security strategies developed by major powers.” Rouhani said if the Middle East was to “reverse the current dangerous trend into one towards development and stability, certain countries must stop bombing their neighbours, and abandon supporting Takfiri terrorist groups.”
The president said the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) indicated the success that could be achieved through moderation, constructive interaction and the promotion of dialogue. He said it should never be forgotten that “pressures, sanctions and illegal threats against the Iranian people, which sought to fully dismantle Iran's enrichment program, were all defeated”, adding that the Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency had “formally accepted Iran's peaceful nuclear programme.”
Rouhani said the “lack of compliance” with the JCPOA on the part of the United States (US) represented a “flawed approach that should be rectified.” He pointed to a US Supreme Court ruling to seize billions of dollars of the Iranian assets saying that this “demonstrated that the Zionist pressure groups could go as far as having the United States Congress pass indefensible legislations forcing the highest American judicial institution to violate peremptory norms of international law.” He said only eight months after the removal of “the cruel nuclear-related sanctions” Iran’s economy was “the most secure and most profitable investment destination in the region.”
