US rails against Iran’s UN NPT leadership pick amid nuclear concerns

The United States, joined by the UAE and with backing from Australia, condemned the UN's decision to appoint Iran as a vice president of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, calling it 'beyond shameful' and signaling bloc-wide concern about Tehran’s nuclear program; Britain, France and Germany also voiced worries, highlighting tensions over Iran’s procedural elevation at international bodies as critics warn it undermines UN credibility while Tehran argues its program is civilian.