INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Security Council met on Sunday to discuss U.S
strikes on Iran’& rsquo; s nuclear sites as Russia, China and Pakistan proposed the 15-member body embrace a resolution calling for an
immediate and genuine ceasefire in the Middle East, Reuters reported.“& ldquo; The bombing of Iranian nuclear centers by the United States
marks a risky turn,” & rdquo; U.N
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Sunday
“& ldquo; We need to act-- instantly and decisively-- to halt the fighting and go back to serious, continual settlements on the Iran
nuclear program.”& rdquo; The world awaited Iran’& rsquo; s reaction on Sunday after President Donald Trump said the U.S
had “& ldquo; obliterated & rdquo; Tehran & rsquo; s crucial nuclear websites, joining Israel in the most significant Western military
action versus the Islamic Republic because its 1979 revolution.Russia and China condemned the U.S
strikes.“& ldquo; Peace in the Middle East can not be accomplished by the use of force,” & rdquo; stated China & rsquo; s U.N
& ldquo; Diplomatic means to attend to the Iranian nuclear concern haven’& rsquo; t been exhausted, and there’& rsquo; s still hope for
a peaceful service.”& rdquo; But acting U.S
Dorothy Shea informed the council the time had actually come for Washington to act decisively, advising the Security Council to call upon
Iran to end its effort to get rid of Israel and end its drive for nuclear weapons.“& ldquo; Iran long obfuscated its nuclear weapons
program and stonewalled our good-faith efforts in recent settlements,” & rdquo; she stated
& ldquo; The Iranian regime can not have a nuclear weapon.”& rdquo; Russia & rsquo; s U.N
Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia remembered former U.S
Secretary of State Colin Powell making the case at the U.N
Security Council in 2003 that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein constituted an imminent risk to the world because of the country’& rsquo; s
stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, read the report.“& ldquo; Again we & rsquo; re being asked to think the U.S.’& rsquo; s
fairy tales, to when again inflict suffering on millions of people residing in the Middle East
This seals our conviction that history has actually taught our U.S
associates absolutely nothing,” & rdquo; he said.Iran asked for the U.N
Security Council meeting on Sunday.Iran’& rsquo; s U.N
Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani accused Israel and the U.S
of destroying diplomacy, stated all U.S
allegations are unfounded and that the nuclear non-proliferation treaty “& ldquo; has actually been manipulated into a political
weapon.”“& rdquo; & ldquo; Instead of guaranteeing celebrations’ & rsquo; genuine rights to peaceful nuclear energy, it has actually
been exploited as a pretext for aggression and illegal action that endanger the supreme interests of my nation,” & rdquo; Iravani informed
the council.Israel’& rsquo; s U.N
Ambassador Danny Danon praised the U.S
for doing something about it against Iran, saying: “& ldquo; This is what the last line of defense appears like when every other line has
failed.” & rdquo; He accused Iran of using settlements over its nuclear program as camouflage to buy time to develop rockets and enrich
uranium.“& ldquo; The expense of inactiveness would have been catastrophic
A nuclear Iran would have been a death sentence simply as much for you as it would have been for us,” & rdquo; he told the council.It was
not right away clear when the council might vote on the draft resolution
Russia, China and Pakistan have actually asked council members to share their comments by Monday evening
A resolution requires at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the U.S., France, Britain, Russia or China to pass.The U.S
is likely to oppose the draft resolution, seen by Reuters, which also condemns attacks on Iran’& rsquo; s nuclear sites and facilities
The text does not name the United States or Israel.“& ldquo; Military action alone can not bring a durable service to issues about
Iran’& rsquo; s nuclear program,” & rdquo; Britain & rsquo; s U.N
Ambassador Barbara Woodward told the council
“& ldquo; We urge Iran now to reveal restraint, and we urge all parties to go back to the negotiating table and find a diplomatic option
which stops further escalation and brings this crisis to an end.”& rdquo; U.N
nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said that while craters showed up at Iran’& rsquo; s enrichment website buried into a mountain at
Fordow, “& ldquo; nobody-- consisting of the IAEA –-- is in a position to assess the underground damage.”& rdquo; Grossi told the
Security Council that entryways to tunnels used for the storage of enriched material appear to have been hit at Iran’& rsquo; s stretching
Isfahan nuclear complex, while the fuel enrichment plant at Natanz has been struck again.“& ldquo; Iran has actually notified the IAEA
there has been no increase in off-site radiation levels at all three websites,” & rdquo; said Grossi, who heads the International Atomic
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