美國常駐聯合國代表譴責伊朗和真主黨
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations took aim at Iran and its proxy militia Hezbollah on Thursday, saying the United States would act against this "growing menace."
At the monthly meeting of the U.N. Security Council that focuses on the Middle East, specifically the Israeli-Palestinian issue, Nikki Haley said the council should expand its attention to focus on other threats in the region.
"We need to start with the chief culprit: Iran and its partner militia Hezbollah," she said, referring to the Lebanese Shi'ite militant group, which the U.S. has designated as a terrorist organization. She said the two have conspired together to destabilize the region through terrorist acts and military action.
"Today they prop up Bashar al-Assad's brutality, fighting alongside his forces, adding to the killing of thousands of civilians and the misery of millions of refugees," Haley said of Iran and Hezbollah's involvement in the Syrian conflict. "They train militias in Iraq, and arm Houthi militants in Yemen," she added.
"While this council has paid too little attention to this growing menace, the United States will not," she warned. "We are going to speak up about Iran and Hezbollah, and we are going to act against their lawlessness."
The U.S. ambassador's strong comments come a day after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson criticized Tehran, saying that while it had abided by its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed between the six major powers and Iran in 2015, the deal had not stopped Iran's ability and determination to develop nuclear weapons.美國常駐聯合國代表妮基·黑利星期四把矛頭對準伊朗及其附庸真主黨民兵，說美國將針對這種“日益增長的威脅”採取行動。
黑利大使在聯合國安理會主要討論中東問題、特別是巴以衝突的月會上表示，安理會應擴大注意力，重點關注該地區的其他威脅。
她說：“我們需要從伊朗這個罪魁禍首及其同夥真主黨民兵開始。” 真主黨是被美國定性爲恐怖組織的黎巴嫩什葉派武裝組織。 她說，伊朗和真主黨民兵通過恐怖主義行動和軍事行動聯手破壞該地區的穩定。
黑利大使還指責伊朗和真主黨民兵參與敘利亞衝突。她說:“今天他們支持阿薩德的野蠻行徑，與他的部隊一起戰鬥，增加了數千名平民的死亡和數百萬難民的痛苦。 他們在伊拉克訓練民兵，併爲也門的胡賽激進分子提供武器。”
她警告說：“雖然聯合國安理會對這種日益增長的威脅太少關注，美國不會。在伊朗和真主黨問題上，美國要說話，要行動，打擊他們的無法無天。”
就在這位美國大使在聯合國發表措辭強硬的講話一天之前，美國國務卿蒂勒森批評德黑蘭說，雖然伊朗遵守了他們與六大國在2015年達成的“聯合全面行動計劃”，但協議並沒有阻止伊朗發展核武器的能力和決心。
