240. The PRESIDENT: The representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran has asked to speak in exercise of his right of reply. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. 241. Mr. RAJAIE-KHORASSANI (Islamic Republic of Iran): 1 thank you, Mr. President, for inviting me to speak again, “to exercise the right of reply”. My understanding is, Sir, that in your capacity as President of the Council, you probably did not have the right to make that comment about my statement; and as to your national capacity I think that your comment, since I did not say anything against your country, might not have been necessary. But still I am exercising my tight of reply. 242. Regarding the substance of your comment, Sir, I say that we are a signatory to the Charter of the United Nations not for the fun of it, but in order to see that the Charter is implemented. I wonder if any member of the Council believes that the Council has been able fully and correctly to defend the rights of the Palestinians or that the struggles of the Council in that direction have not been obstructed. Our problem, Mr. President, is the same as yours: we too want the implementation of the Charter and of the resolutions of the Council. 243. But consistent implementation of the Charter requires respect for the Charter both today and at the time when the land of Palestine was first occupied and divided, with one part of it gradually eroded and nibbled at, which is the case to this day. We all know where we are today: it is the revered Charter itself which has not been able to defend the rights of the Palestinian people, or the rights of 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a political statement made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a United Nations Security Council meeting. The speaker is responding to a previous comment made by the President of the Council and is addressing the issue of the implementation of the United Nations Charter, particularly in relation to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The speaker is emphasizing the importance of respecting the Charter and implementing its resolutions to protect the rights of the Palestinian people.

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