At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for an end to the fighting and a return to negotiations, reports Al Jazeera.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, told the council he is most concerned about the ramifications if Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant is attacked.
Iran’s ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, reminded the council that while Iran has opened its nuclear facilities up to inspection, Israel has not.
Israel’s ambassador later received a warning after levelling a personal attack against his Iranian counterpart.
China and Russia continued to condemn Israel’s attack on Iran, which they said led to the escalation.
Iran’s ambassador to the UN also told the council that Israel’s strikes on his country’s nuclear facilities are a complete assault on the global non-proliferation regime.
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