Iran on Wednesday has issued a stern warning about the risk posed to the entire world by Israel’s nuclear arsenal, calling for international supervision over the regime’s nuclear facilities, Press TV reports.
Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani made the statement in an address to the UN General Assembly on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests.
“The current situation is alarming, as the Israeli regime is threatening other regional countries with nuclear annihilation, and its nuclear arsenal poses a significant threat to both regional and global peace and security,” he said.
Saeid Iravani added that the international community should make the Israeli regime accede to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) “without any precondition” and to place all of its nuclear facilities under the full-scope IAEA safeguards.
Israel is estimated to possess 200 to 400 nuclear warheads in its arsenal, making it the sole possessor of non-conventional arms in West Asia. The country has refused to either allow inspections of its nuclear facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) or sign the NPT.
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