Danon to Iran's UN envoy: "You are cowards"

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Iran tried to prevent Israel from presenting a draft resolution in the UN's Sixth Committee. Following this, Israel's UN ambassador, Danny Danon, sharply attacked the Iranian representative.

Danon told the envoy: "You are a coward, and your leaders are cowards hiding underground". According to him, "sit quietly with your head down".

In his speech, Danon listed the crimes of the ayatollahs' regime and warned of Iranian threats against European countries and the free world. He called on the Iranian people to rebel: "Soon you will take back your country".