Iran Foreign Minister vows to eliminate Zionism at UN Anti-Racism conference

At UN Anti-Racism conference, Iran’s FM says his nation’s "willpower is dedicated," to the elimination of Zionism. 

The event, known as Durban IV, had the theme of "Reparations, racial justice and equality for people of African descent." Wednesday’s event was to commemorate and adopt a statement 20 years after the first meeting in Durban, South Africa. While the original purpose of the event was combating racism, critics say it has been hijacked by an anti-Israel agenda that turned it into an anti-Semitic hate fest leading the U.S. and Israel to walk out of the first conference.

Iran’s new foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian who is in New York this week for the UN General Assembly said his country was against all forms of racism while threatening the existence of Zionism.