‘The world no longer cares about ‘America First,’ Iran President blasts US at UNGA 76

The Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, on Tuesday, slammed the United States in his address at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly holding in New York.

Raisi, who delivered his recorded speech remotely, said the world no longer cares about the US’s slogan of “America First.”

He also took a swipe at the US with specific mention of two events that made history this year.

The events, according to him, were the January 6 Capitol Hill insurrection and the last month’s incident in Kabul where some Afghans fell from the US evacuation planes.

READ ALSO: Buhari pledges Nigeria’s support for Burundi

In the light of the incidents, Raisi asked the US to refrain from trying to influence the world, saying no one cares about “America First” or “America’s Back,” a thinly veiled jab aimed at both President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump.

He said: “Freedom does not fit in the backpacks of soldiers coming from outside the region.

“The world does not care about ‘America First’ or ‘America’s Back’ any longer.”

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now