Butcher of Tehran' coming to UN – This can't go unchallenged, says CATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM

In a few short weeks Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a man whose actions have led him to be branded the "Butcher of Tehran" will walk the corridors of the United Nations in New York, where he is set to give a speech before the 77th General Assembly. While the UN may have offered a platform to many dictators and ‘strongmen' over the decades, Raisi's arrival somewhat feels different.