New York – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres confirmed during the UN Security Council meeting that the Middle East region is on the verge of entering into a large-scale conflict, and immediate measures must be taken to calm the situation.
He said: “The Middle East is on the brink of an abyss. “People in the region are facing the real threat of a devastating, large-scale conflict,” he said, stressing the urgent need to reduce tensions and escalation.
He added at the Security Council meeting regarding the Iranian attack on Israel: “It is time to step back from the brink. “It is necessary to avoid any action that might lead to a major military confrontation on multiple fronts in the Middle East.”
The Secretary-General of the international organization stressed that “civilians are already bearing the brunt and paying the highest price.” [للعمل العسكري]. We have a shared responsibility to actively engage all stakeholders in preventing further escalation.”
Guterres noted that regional and global peace and security are being destroyed hourly. He said: “Neither the region nor the world is able to bear new wars.”
He added: “I remind all member states that the United Nations Charter prohibits the use of force once morest the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. Furthermore, the principle of inviolability of diplomatic and consular facilities and their employees must be respected in all circumstances in accordance with international law.” As I said in my condemnation of the attack that targeted the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1.”
The UN Security Council meeting will be held at the request of Tel Aviv at 16:00 (23:00 Moscow time) on Sunday, to discuss the repercussions of the Iranian attack on Israel.
Yesterday evening, Saturday, Iran launched a large-scale direct attack on Israel, using dozens of drones and ballistic missiles, in response to Israel targeting the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus, at the beginning of this month.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced, in a televised statement on Saturday, that “in response to the crime of the Zionist entity and its attack on the consulate of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Air Force bombed certain targets in the territory of the Zionist entity with dozens of drones and missiles.”
Israeli media reported at dawn on Sunday that air defense systems intercepted dozens of Iranian missiles and drones over large areas in various parts of Israel.
Source: RT
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2024-04-15 09:57:34
