The United Nations has warned that the “Middle East is on the brink” as it awaits Israel’s response following Iran’s attack.

The United Nations has joined the international community in calling for “maximum containment” following Iran’s attack on Israel last Saturday night in response to an Israeli attack against Tehran’s diplomatic legation in Damascus, which killed 13 people. . At an emergency meeting of the Security Council held this Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that “the Middle East is on the edge of the cliff”, and said that “the time has come for deterrence and de-escalation.”

Guterres thus confirmed his statements made immediately after the Iranian attack, when he “strongly” condemned the events and called for an “immediate” cessation of hostilities due to fears of an increase in violence in the region. This Sunday’s emergency session was held at the request of Gilad Erlad, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations. With this, Israel wants the Security Council to clearly and quickly condemn Iran’s attack, after repeatedly expressing regret that the UN did not quickly and unanimously condemn the October 7 Hamas attack. It also attacked the United Nations’ continued support for the United Nations and its agencies. Palestine, UNRWA.

All eyes are on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden after Iran promised to end its aggressive stance and attack Israel with more force if it responds. Israel has promised that “this is not over,” so the questions now on the table are: What will Tel Aviv do? And to what extent will Washington be able to stop its partner?

United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Robert A. Wood described Iran’s actions as “abhorrent” and assured the Security Council that the ayatollah’s actions “are not simply defensive.” Iran justified its attack this Saturday using Article 51 of the UN Charter, which establishes the right to self-defense in the face of aggression. Tehran understands the offensive deployed on Jerusalem as a response to the Israeli attack against the Iranian embassy in Damascus (Syria) and which killed 13 people, including seven members of the Revolutionary Guard – including the leader of its elite unit for Syria. There were and Lebanon.

The intervention by the North American ambassador to the United Nations coincided with a speech the White House has issued since the attack, calling for de-escalation. Thus, Wood once again reiterated that the United States does not want to escalate violence in the region and assured that its measures “have been deterrent.” During Saturday’s Iranian attack, US forces came to Israel’s defense and participated in intercepting missiles and drones. Tehran has already warned that if it intervenes again to help Israel, it will also take action against US bases in the region. In response, Wood said: “I want to make it clear, if Iran takes action against the United States or Israel, Iran will be held accountable.”

Despite keeping an eye on the Ayatollahs, the United States has ended its intervention by maintaining that the best way to prevent tensions is for the Security Council to condemn the attack by Iran. They also promised to study additional measures to hold Iran accountable for its actions, not only in this Saturday’s attack, but also for violating international resolutions by “facilitating Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.” ” also for.

When his turn came, the Israeli ambassador accused Iran of attacking the Al Aqsa Mosque, Muslims’ third holiest site in East Jerusalem, during the early Sunday bombings. Gilad Erdan showed a video before the Security Council in which you can see the explosion above the dome of the mosque, which, according to the ambassador, is the Israeli air defense system destroying the Iranian projectile.

Israel also bought Iran from the Nazis during the intervention. “The ayatollahs’ regime acts like the regime of the Nazis,” Erda said, adding that he has also asked the Security Council to classify the Revolutionary Guard as a “terrorist organization.”

Facing the threat of escalating tensions, Iran has assured Security Council members that it does not want “tension or war in the region” and assured that “Israel’s actions are a threat to international peace.” Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Saeed Iravani has also accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to “remain in power” with his “provocative” policies in the region.

Iran has taken its turn to recall Israel’s crackdown on Gaza, which has already taken the lives of more than 34,000 Palestinians and “humanitarian workers have not been spared.” Iravani called on the Security Council to “prevent the recurrence of these terrible crimes against the diplomatic premises of any member state”, in reference to the Israeli attack on the Iranian console in Damascus.