The United Nations chief condemned the US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran on Saturday and called for an immediate return to negotiations “to pull the region, and our world, back from the brink.” Secretary-General António Guterres told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that everything must be done to prevent further escalation. “We will ensure that no radical regime armed with nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles can threaten our people or the entire world.” Amir Saeid Iravani, Iranian ambassador to the U.N., told the council that the airstrikes have killed and injured hundreds of Iranian civilians, which he called a war crime and a crime against humanity. The three European leaders strongly condemned Iranian airstrikes in the region — not the US-Israeli airstrikes — and urged Iran's leaders to seek a negotiated solution, saying: “Ultimately, the Iranian people must be allowed to determine their future.” The Security Council meeting is taking place on the last day of the United Kingdom's presidency and a day before the United States takes over the rotating presidency for the month of March.
Author: AP- PTI
Published at: 2026-02-28 23:47:07
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