Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said Germany’s recent failure to secure a non-permanent seat on the powerful UN Security Council amounts to “a stark rebuke from the international community” driven by “growing global outrage” over Berlin’s policies on Gaza and Iran.
Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei, writing on X, accused Germany of “irresponsible, hypocritical, and complicit” behaviour, saying it has “consistently justified the genocide of Palestinians” and is “one of the largest suppliers of lethal weapons to Israel”.
“When the Israeli regime launched its aggression on Iran, Berlin refused to condemn it,” Baghaei wrote.
“Instead, it shamelessly described it as ‘dirty work that Israel is doing for all of us’.”
“The world is changing,” Baghaei added.
“Nations are no longer judging governments by their lofty rhetoric about international law, but by their actual behaviour. Those who choose to ignore this shift will inevitably pay a heavy diplomatic price.”
Germany’s failure to secure a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council — for the first time in decades — is a stark rebuke from the international community. It reflects growing global outrage over the German ruling establishment’s irresponsible, hypocritical, and complicit…
— Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) June 5, 2026
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