Iran's new leadership role on UN disarmament committee slammed by US, Israel: 'Absurd beyond contemplation'

Iran has been elected to two top positions in the U.N. in a move rejected by the U.S. and its Western allies as "absurd" amid its litany of security violations.

International allies like the U.S. and Israel flatly rejected the appointments and immediately sought to distance themselves from the decision to place Iran – which has come under international condemnation for its continued nuclear development, human rights violations and military aid to Russia amid its war effort in Ukraine – in a top position on the General Assembly. Caitlin McFall is a Reporter at Fox News Digital covering Politics, U.S. and World news.

Iran, along with 15 other nations, was elected to join the five permanent members of the Security Council – China, France, Russia, the U.K. and the U.S. – as the assembly’s annual vice presidents.