Pakistan, China, and Russia have urged an end to the Israeli aggression, proposing the United Nations Security Council adopt a resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Middle East.
The ongoing regional conflict witnessed a dangerous escalation after the US said it had “obliterated” Iran’s key nuclear sites to prevent it from allegedly developing nukes, joining Israel in the biggest Western military action against the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, while speaking at yesterday’s UN Security Council meeting, said that bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities by the US “marks a perilous turn”.
As the world awaited Iran’s response to the US strikes, the UNSC met to discuss the development on Tehran’s request while it rained down missiles on Israel despite Trump’s warning of “far greater” consequences if the hostilities don’t stop.
China and Russia condemned the US strikes while Pakistan backed Tehran and its right of self-defence, citing violation of international law.
The UN chief said there must be an immediate ceasefire and returned to “serious, sustained negotiations.”
