The regime that massacred thousands of protesters and is enriching uranium near weapons-grade now helps set the UN’s human rights and disarmament agenda. The vote came a day after Tehran demanded the UN shield its nuclear program from a $20 million US bounty. 

In January, Iran’s regime gunned down thousands of its own protesters, and it is enriching uranium a step short of weapons-grade. It will now help set the United Nations’ priorities on human rights, women’s rights, and disarmament. On Wednesday, the UN General Assembly elected Iran to the Committee for Programme and Coordination, a body that reviews and coordinates the organization’s programs and priorities. Iran received 144 votes in favor in a secret ballot.