TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the country’s leading regional role in the fight against terrorism which has plagued the entire world.

“Today, we are glad that Iran is a great defensive wall in the region against Daesh and al-Qaeda and is fighting off terrorism,” President Rouhani said at a press conference on Thursday, at the conclusion of his trip to New York for the UN General Assembly meeting.

He also warned that the “virus of terrorism” has spread throughout the world, as in Europe, Asia and Africa, stressing that the threat is not confined to the Middle East or Iran.

The president also underscored that Iran is engaged in the battle against terrorism for the sake of its own security and at the request of the regional governments.

During his two-day stay in New York, President Rouhani held several meetings with foreign leaders and attended high-profile meetings.

In his address to the 71st UNGA meeting, the president attributed the genesis of borderless violent extremism and terrorism to “the security strategies developed by major powers in the past 15 years.”

By Tasnim News Agency