Published February 06,2024
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Some UN Security Council members criticized the US on Monday over final week’s airstrikes in Syria and Iraq to avenge the killing of three of its service personnel in Jordan.
“We decisively condemn this new brazen act of aggression of the US against a sovereign state, creating further risks and increasing the level of instability in a region that is already on fire,” Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia informed a UN Security Council assembly on threats to worldwide peace and safety.
The Council convened for an pressing assembly on the request of Russia because the struggle in Gaza continues to fan tensions throughout the Middle East, with probably dramatic penalties for regional peace and safety.
The assembly got here towards the backdrop of a sequence of airstrikes by the US on targets in Iraq and Syria on Friday towards Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria after a suicide drone assault killed three American troops in Jordan.
According to US navy officers, greater than 85 targets have been struck in Iraq and Syria, together with command, management and intelligence facilities, munition and logistics provides and rocket, drone and missile websites.
Nebenzia mentioned the actions of the US within the area have been “just the latest in a litany of unlawful and irresponsible attacks” towards the backdrop of an unprecedented escalation of violence.
“The massive airstrikes by the US once again demonstrated to the world the aggressive nature of US policy in the Middle East and Washington’s complete disregard for international law,” he added.
Stressing that the US was “deliberately” making an attempt to pull the biggest international locations of the Middle East, together with Iran, right into a regional battle, he referred to as on the worldwide group to “unconditionally” condemn the reckless actions of Washington and its allies, which have violated the sovereignty of each Syria and Iraq.
Addressing the Council, China’s Ambassador Zhang Jun mentioned the motion taken by the US was creating “new turmoil” within the Middle East.
“History has shown that using military means would not provide any solutions to the problems roiling the Middle East,” he mentioned, including the motion by the US would solely exacerbate a “vicious cycle of tit-for-tat.”
The ambassador additionally referred to as on all international locations involved to cease appearing out of self-interest.
“We are standing at a critical crossroads,” he added.
– US navy motion ‘unlawful, unjustified’
Iran’s Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani strongly condemned the US strikes towards Iraqi and Syrian territories.
“The US military action is illegal, unjustified and blatantly violates the basic norms and principles of international law and the UN Charter,” Iravani mentioned, denouncing the joint US-UK strikes towards Yemen.
“These illegal actions, which targeted civilians and vital infrastructure, jeopardize regional peace and security as well as pose a serious threat to international peace and security,” he added.
Noting the “desperate attempt” made by the US and UK to “distract attention” from the foundation trigger of the present state of affairs within the Middle East by falsely blaming Iran, he mentioned Iran had by no means sought to contribute to the spillover within the area and it has no navy presence in Iraq and its navy advisers are legally current in Syria, invited by Damascus to combat terrorism.
“Claims that Iran’s bases in Iraq and Syria were attacked are rejected as unfounded and regarded as attempts to shift attention away from the US’s aggressive actions,” he mentioned.
Syria’s UN Ambassador Koussay Aldahhak mentioned Syria utterly rejects all of the “pretexts and lies” that the US administration is making an attempt to make use of to justify its aggression, which goals to guard its brokers within the area.
“This aggression constitutes a risk to regional and worldwide peace and safety and is a blatant violation of worldwide regulation, worldwide humanitarian regulation and the rules and functions of the United Nations.
“Therefore, it should be condemned and denounced by the Security Council,” Aldahhak mentioned.
Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq Abbas Kadhom Obaid Al-Fatlawi mentioned the crises within the Middle East have been all linked.
Iraq condemns and categorically rejects any assault on its territory primarily based on “futile and illogical pretexts,” he mentioned.
“We reject all type of attacks against our military bases, which are a violation of our sovereignty and security. This Security Council must protect the territorial integrity of all states,” he added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr