Iran has dismissed a UN resolution on alleged human rights abuses in the Islamic Republic, saying UN mechanisms have turned into a political tool in the hands of the West.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham, on Friday condemned any use of resolutions for political gains.

Iran dismisses the approval and content of such resolutions, Afkham said, adding “it is regrettable that the UN’s human rights mechanisms and tools are abused by certain Western countries”, some of which blatantly violate human rights themselves.

On Thursday, the UN General Assembly approved a resolution criticizing the human rights situation in Iran.

Afkham said the resolution was adopted based on biased and unreliable sources, adding that Iran has already responded to the allegations in the resolution based on well-founded evidence.

The Iranian official said that the anti-Iran resolution was passed at a time when Israel’s crimes along with growing terrorism and extremism constituted the main source of crisis in the Middle East.

Iran is committed to international rules and regulations and seeks to promote the human rights condition in the country as well as in the region and the world, she said.
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