ISecurity Council meeting: Iran and US threaten each other, Israel calls for sanctions on Iran

 Security Council meeting: Iran and US threaten each other, Israel calls for sanctions on Iran

 

 ISecurity Council meeting: Iran and US threaten each other, Israel calls for sanctions on Iran

Iran launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday in response to the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

Seven officers of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, including two generals, were killed in the attack on Damascus. Iran warned that Israel would be "punished" for the April 1 attack.

After the Iranian attack, Israel requested to convene an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.

Gilad Erdan, Israel's permanent representative to the United Nations, told council members to "unequivocally condemn Iran and take immediate action to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization."

Iran said Saturday's attack was in line with Article 51 of the UN Charter, which recognizes the inherent right of a member of the United Nations to self-defense, whether armed or not, in the event of an armed attack. is gone, unless the Security Council takes such measures as may be necessary to maintain international peace and security.'

Robert Wood, the American representative in the Security Council, warned that "Iran will be responsible if Iran or its proxies take action against the United States or if further action is taken against Israel."

Wood condemned in the strongest terms the attack on Israel by "Iran and its military proxies and partners".

He added that Iran's "irresponsible actions" pose threats not only to the population of Israel but also to other UN member states in the region, including Jordan and Iraq.

 ISecurity Council meeting: Iran and US threaten each other, Israel calls for sanctions on Iran

The American diplomat said that the Security Council has the responsibility to hold Iran accountable for its actions.

"Iran has long violated its international legal obligations by arming Hezbollah through the Revolutionary Guards, facilitating and supporting Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates," he added. Enabling and recently supporting the elements behind attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea is the same force.

The US delegate to the Security Council also said that Hamas receives training and funding from Iran, which attacked Israel on October 7.

He said that the United States will take more measures to hold Iran accountable in the United Nations.

The US delegate called on the Security Council to unequivocally condemn Iran's attack and demand that "its partners and proxies cease attacks".

The Israeli delegate compared Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei to Germany's Hitler and said that he attacked Saudi Arabia, Aramco oil facilities and the United Arab Emirates to establish a Shia hegemony in the world. He sees it as an obstacle to his goal.'

He called on the Security Council to "impose sanctions on Iran before it is too late."