Barack Obama UN speech: US President accuses Iran of ‘propping up’ Syrian ‘dictatorship’

In his address to the UN General Assembly, President Obama warned Iran that the US will “do what we must” to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

President Obama said it was time to isolate those who made hatred of the United States, Israel or the West their central political principle. His comments came during his speech to the 67th United Nations General Assembly.

“Just as it restricts the rights of its own people, the Iranian government props up a dictator in Damascus and supports terrorist groups abroad,” said Obama, referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

“Time and again, it has failed to take the opportunity to demonstrate that its nuclear program is peaceful, and to meet its obligations to the United Nations.”

Obama said the United States will “do what we must” to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon warned against threatening attacks whose consequences would be devastating.

Source: The Telegraph

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