Iran's Araghchi dismisses, smiles at reporter's question on regime's execution, torture of Iranians

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi smiled and dismissed a Fox News reporter's question about his regime executing over 900 Iranians this year and torturing and imprisoning thousands more. The reporter posted footage of the interaction, asking what Araghchi found amusing. The question referenced Iranian President Pezeshkian's UN speech accusing the US of bullying Iran. Araghchi was in New York for the UNGA, where he also accused Israel of being given a completely free hand and denounced other countries for not condemning alleged atrocities.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi smiled and dismissed a question from a Fox News Digital reporter about his regime's execution of over 900 Iranians this year, along with the torture and imprisonment of thousands more. The reporter, Efrat Lachter, posted footage of the interaction on X/Twitter, asking what Araghchi found amusing. The question referenced comments made by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during his September 23 speech to the UN General Assembly, where he accused US President Donald Trump of bullying the Islamic Republic and claimed Iran is a victim of terrorism. Araghchi was in New York for the UNGA, where he also accused Israel of being given a completely free hand to do whatever it wishes and denounced other countries for not condemning alleged atrocities committed in Iran by the US and Israel, including what he described as the deliberate massacre of 168 innocent children.