2026-04-28 11:17:50 EDT / 福克斯新闻频道
阿联酋和澳大利亚公开支持这一反对立场，英国、法国和德国也表达了担忧
作者：埃弗拉特·拉赫特，福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年4月28日 美国东部时间上午11:17
联合国震怒：美国反对无效，伊朗仍获核会议领导职位
2026年4月27日，纽约。尽管美国、阿联酋等国提出反对，联合国代表仍投票批准伊朗担任《不扩散核武器条约》审议大会副主席。（图片来源：联合国观察/联合国电视台）
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美国联合阿联酋，并得到欧洲主要大国的担忧表态支持，严厉谴责联合国周一做出的任命伊朗担任重大核条约会议领导职位的决定。
伊朗当选为此次为期一个月的《不扩散核武器条约》审议大会数十名副主席之一，这一决定再次引发外界审视批评人士所称的一种 recurring 模式：尽管国际社会长期担忧伊朗的核活动，但伊朗仍在国际机构中获得程序合法性。
这场冲突爆发于第11届《不扩散核武器条约》审议大会在纽约联合国总部开幕之际，伊朗通过不结盟运动集团当选为34名副主席之一。
此次大会共有191个条约缔约国参加，每五年召开一次，旨在审议该旨在防止核武器扩散的条约的执行情况。
美单独反对，英国、法国、加拿大、澳大利亚等背书伊朗获联合国职位
美国常驻联合国大使迈克·沃尔兹在联合国安理会会议上发言，2026年2月28日，美国和以色列对伊朗发动空袭后，纽约联合国总部。（希瑟·哈利法/路透社）
对美国政府而言，这一象征意义立竿见影且极具爆炸性。
“我们本应利用此次审议大会维护《不扩散核武器条约》的公信力并敦促伊朗承担责任，却反而选举伊朗担任副主席，”美国负责军备控制和不扩散事务的助理国务卿克里斯托弗·耶奥对代表们表示，“这极其可耻，也让本次会议的公信力蒙羞。”
阿联酋和澳大利亚公开支持美国的反对立场，而英国、法国和德国也表达了担忧，这一联盟比此前联合国争端中美国大多单独挑战伊朗程序性晋升的情况更为广泛。
这场外交风波此前已被福克斯新闻数字频道报道过。4月13日，由54个成员国组成、在制定联合国政策和任命关键委员会人员方面发挥核心作用的联合国经济及社会理事会（经社理事会）提名伊朗伊斯兰共和国加入联合国方案与协调委员会，该委员会负责制定人权、妇女权利、裁军和反恐政策，美国是唯一正式提出反对的国家。
联合国机构发现：特朗普回归前伊朗大幅增加核燃料库存
伊朗常驻联合国大使雷扎·赛义德·伊拉瓦尼出席联合国安理会会议，2026年2月28日，美国和以色列对伊朗发动空袭后，纽约联合国总部。（希瑟·哈利法/路透社）
在周一的辩论中，伊朗外交官雷扎·纳贾菲驳斥批评“毫无根据且带有政治动机”，指责美国虚伪，并提及美国的核历史，同时为德黑兰和平利用核能的权利辩护。俄罗斯也为伊朗辩护，大使级特别代表安德烈·别洛乌索夫反对他所称的会议政治化行为。
伊朗常驻联合国代表团拒绝向福克斯新闻数字频道置评。
联合国发言人斯特凡纳·杜雅里克告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，秘书长“完全不参与会员国在各类会议或立法机构中选举领导职位的过程”。
“会员国负责选举其他会员国，他们必须为这些选举的结果负责，”杜雅里克说。
他补充称，联合国的关注点仍放在更广泛的核威胁上，而非伊朗任命一事引发的程序性争议。
“我们强烈鼓励参加《不扩散核武器条约》审议大会的所有会员国聚焦最重要的事项：阻止核武器的扩散和威胁，这仍是全球性威胁，”他说。
伊朗获得这一任命之际，国际社会对伊朗核发展轨迹的担忧加剧。西方政府和国际原子能机构就伊朗将铀浓缩至接近武器级水平以及核查争端发出警告，而德黑兰坚称其核计划完全用于民用目的。
批评人士称，这场争议暴露了联合国体系核心的结构性矛盾：地缘政治集团可以将受到审查的国家推上程序性权威职位，即便在专门针对这些国家被指控违反的规范的会议上也是如此。
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联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯在会议上向代表发言，2026年4月27日，美国纽约联合国总部，《不扩散核武器条约》相关会议。（爱德华多·穆尼奥斯/路透社）
据美联社报道，2022年的上一届《不扩散核武器条约》审议大会未能达成共识文件，原因是俄罗斯阻挠协议，这凸显了大国分歧日益使该条约的审议进程陷入瘫痪。
联合国观察组织执行主任希勒尔·纽厄尔告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，此次投票反映了他所说的联合国系统机构公信力的更广泛侵蚀。
“这是令人不安的趋势的一部分，”纽厄尔说，“伊朗在联合国系统中不断获得高级职位，从人权机构到关键委员会。每一次任命都在削弱国际机构的公信力，强化了这样一种看法：政治交易比基本行为标准更重要。”
路透社和美联社对本文亦有贡献。
埃弗拉特·拉赫特是福克斯新闻数字频道负责国际事务和联合国报道的外籍记者。可在X平台关注她@efratlachter。新闻线索请发送至efrat.lachter@fox.com。
US condemns Iran’s leadership role at UN nuclear conference as ‘beyond shameful’
2026-04-28 11:17:50 EDT / Fox News
The UAE and Australia publicly backed the objection, while Britain, France and Germany also expressed concern
By Efrat Lachter, Fox News
Published April 28, 2026 11:17am EDT
Outrage at UN: Iran granted nuclear leadership role despite US objection
The moment delegates at the U.N. approved Iran as a vice president of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference despite objections led by the U.S., UAE & others. April 27, 2026, New York. (Credit: UN Watch/ UNTV)
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The United States, joined by the United Arab Emirates and backed by concerns from key European powers, sharply condemned the United Nations’ decision Monday to grant Iran a leadership post at a major nuclear treaty conference.
Iran’s selection as one of dozens of vice presidents at the monthlong review conference for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty reignited scrutiny over what critics say is a recurring pattern of Iran gaining procedural legitimacy inside international institutions despite longstanding concerns over its nuclear conduct.
The clash erupted as the 11th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty opened at U.N. headquarters in New York, where Iran was selected as one of 34 vice presidents through the Non-Aligned Movement bloc.
The conference includes 191 treaty parties and convenes every five years to review implementation of the pact aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.
IRAN SECURES UN ROLE WITH BACKING FROM UK, FRANCE, CANADA, AUSTRALIA AS US STANDS ALONE
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting, after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, Feb. 28, 2026.(Heather Khalifa/Reuters)
For the administration, the symbolism was immediate and explosive.
“Rather than choosing to use this review conference to defend the integrity of the NPT and call Iran to account, we instead elect Iran a vice president,” Christopher Yeaw, U.S. assistant secretary for arms control and nonproliferation, told delegates. “It is beyond shameful and an embarrassment to the credibility of this conference.”
The UAE and Australia publicly backed the American objection, while Britain, France and Germany also expressed concern, marking a broader coalition than in earlier U.N. disputes where the U.S. often stood largely alone in challenging Iran’s procedural elevation.
The diplomatic uproar follows a pattern previously highlighted by Fox News Digital. On April 13, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a 54-member body that plays a central role in shaping U.N. policy and staffing key committees, nominated the Islamic Republic of Iran to the U.N.’s Committee for Program and Coordination, which helps shape policy on human rights, women’s rights, disarmament and counterterrorism, with the United States the only country to formally object.
IRAN VASTLY INCREASED NUCLEAR FUEL STOCKPILE AHEAD OF TRUMP RETURN, UN AGENCY FINDS
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, attends a United Nations Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Feb. 28, 2026, following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.(Heather Khalifa/Reuters)
During Monday’s debate, Iranian envoy Reza Najafi rejected the criticism as “baseless and politically motivated,” accusing the U.S. of hypocrisy and pointing to America’s nuclear history while defending Tehran’s right to peaceful nuclear development. Russia also defended Iran, with Ambassador-at-Large Andrey Belousov objecting to what he called the politicization of the conference.
The Iranian mission to the United Nations declined to comment to Fox News Digital.
U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told Fox News Digital that the secretary-general “is not involved in any way in the election of Member States to leadership roles in various conferences or legislative bodies.”
“Member States are responsible for electing other Member States, and they must be accountable for the results of these elections,” Dujarric said.
He added that the U.N.’s focus remains on the broader nuclear threat rather than the procedural controversy surrounding Iran’s appointment.
“We strongly encourage all Member States participating in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to focus on what is most important: stopping the spread and threat of nuclear weapons, which remains a global threat,” he said.
Iran’s appointment comes amid heightened international concern over Iran’s nuclear trajectory. Western governments and the International Atomic Energy Agency have raised alarms over Iran’s enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade levels and disputes over inspections, while Tehran insists its program is strictly civilian.
Critics say the controversy exposes a structural contradiction at the heart of the U.N. system: geopolitical blocs can elevate states under scrutiny into positions of procedural authority, even at conferences dedicated to the very norms those states are accused of violating.
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2026.(Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
The last NPT review conference in 2022 failed to produce a consensus document after Russia blocked the agreement, underscoring how great power divisions have increasingly paralyzed the treaty’s review process, according to The Associated Press.
Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, told Fox News Digital the vote reflects what he described as a broader erosion of institutional credibility at the United Nations.
“This is part of a disturbing trend,” Neuer said. “Iran has been accumulating senior roles across the U.N. system, from human rights bodies to key committees. Each appointment chips away at the credibility of international institutions, reinforcing the perception that political deal-making outweighs basic standards of conduct.”
Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
Efrat Lachter is a foreign correspondent for Fox News Digital covering international affairs and the United Nations. Follow her on X @efratlachter. Stories can be sent to efrat.lachter@fox.com.