Iran’s missile attack not ‘defensive’: US ambassador to UN
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, condemned Iran’s missile attack on Israel and said more sanctions against the country are coming.
“Thankfully, and through close coordination between the United States and Israel, Iran failed to achieve its objectives,” she told the UN. “This outcome does not diminish the fact that this attack, intended to cause significant death and destruction, marked a significant escalation by Iran.”
The US ambassador said that Iran’s attack was not “defensive”.
“The IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran] was not protecting Iran from threats from another member state,” she said. “Instead, the IRGC was acting in solidarity with Hezbollah after the killing of [Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah, who led a terrorist group that has the blood of thousands of Americans, Lebanese, and Israelis on its hands.”
“It is indefensible, and it is unacceptable, and we have a collective responsibility as members of the Security Council to impose additional sanctions on the IRGC for supporting terrorism and for flouting so many agreements,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
Thomas-Greenfield warns Iran at the UN Security Council against targeting it or Israel. “Let me be clear: The Iranian regime will be held responsible for its actions. And we strongly warn against Iran – or its proxies – taking actions against the United States, or further actions against Israel,” she said.
Yet bombing Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran by Israel is defensive? Did she forget the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the mediator for Hamas in the ceasefire negotiations... As well as https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-vows-revenge-for-top-irgc-officer-killed-in-beirut-strike-that-took-out-nasrallah/
You have a collective responsibility to act on all atrocities, otherwise Iran will keep invoking article 51:
“Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security. Measures taken by Members in the exercise of this right of self-defence shall be immediately reported to the Security Council and shall not in any way affect the authority and responsibility of the Security Council under the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security.”
Also Iran wanted to show they could hit Israel, they hit military bases. They didn't want civilian casualties. Seems like it was a success?
Israeli military chief warns of response to Iran’s missile attack
Israel will respond to Iran’s missile attack and its forces can strike anywhere in the Middle East, its military chief said.
“We will respond. We can locate important targets and we can hit them precisely and powerfully,” said Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi, in a video from an air force base in central Israel, one day after Iran’s missile attack on Israel.
“We have the capability to reach and strike every location in the Middle East and those of our enemies who have not yet understood this, will understand this soon,” Halevi said.
France recommends its nationals in Iran to leave
France’s embassy in Iran has recommended that French nationals who are permanent residents in the country should leave temporarily once international air traffic resumes.
The message from the embassy, which also urged French nationals visiting Iran to leave immediately, is similar to others given earlier this year when tensions increased between Iran and Israel.
EU aviation agency advises airlines to avoid Iran airspace
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has advised all European airlines to avoid Iranian airspace.
“In view of the Iranian attack … and Israel’s announcement of its intention to retaliate,” the EASA advisory warned carriers “not to perform flights in the airspace of Iran at all flight levels”.
“The recommendation is valid until October 31, 2024 and can be reviewed earlier, and adapted or withdrawn, subject to the revised assessment.”
China urges all parties to exercise restraint – particularly Israel
Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the UN, says his country is “deeply concerned” about the conflict and warned that “an all-out war is on the verge of breaking out”.
“We share the position of the United Nations that any Israeli crossing into Lebanon violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon,” he said, urging countries against further “inflammatory” statements or actions.
“We urge all parties, in particular Israel, to exercise restraint and refrain from any actions that could lead to further escalation of the situation.”
