Israeli envoy offers Starlink device to Iranian delegate at UN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a Starlink device during his UN address, and his ambassador later offered one to the Iranian delegation.

• Netanyahu said the satellite-internet device would allow Iranians to exercise freedom of thought and expression.
• Netanyahu said he would leave the device for the Iranian delegation so its members could tell their story on social media when they "inevitably defect."
• After the address, UN Ambassador Danny Danon approached the head of the Iranian delegation and presented him with a Starlink router.
• The Iranian envoy ignored Israeli ambassador Danny Danon when he offered the Starlink router.
• Danon posted a video of the exchange on X, saying the delegation's refusal signals an intention to keep suppressing their people.
• Netanyahu also raised a pager, referencing the September 2024 operation that targeted Hezbollah's communication devices.
• Netanyahu predicted the fall of the Iranian regime.
• The speech drew walkouts and jeers, and the Iranian delegation left the hall.
• Dozens of diplomats walked out as Netanyahu began his address, and protests were held on New York streets.
• The walkout echoed a similar scene at last year's General Assembly, the Wall Street Journal reported.
• Netanyahu attacked France, Britain and Turkey in the address, calling the delegations that walked out 'morally cowardly.'
• He rejected genocide accusations against Israel in Gaza and defended US-Israeli strikes on Iran.