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Danon hands Iran’s UN envoy Starlink device: We pray for regime change in Iran

Watch: After Netanyahu’s UN speech, Ambassador Danny Danon hands Iran’s representative a Starlink device and urges him to help Iranians gain freedom.

Danon hands Iran’s UN envoy Starlink device: We pray for regime change in Iran

During the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon offered an Iranian representative a Starlink terminal, a device previously used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his speech at the UN. The Iranian diplomat, however, ignored Danon, looked away, and did not engage, sparking widespread backlash online. Many condemned the act as diplomatic harassment, questioning whether it violated standard UN protocols.

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