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Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities mark a dangerous new escalation in the Middle East, a top UN official told the Security Council during an emergency session convened on Friday.
Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the UN, speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security at the United Nations Headquarters on June 13. Photo:VCG
Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities constitute a grave danger and a serious threat to peace, security, and stability across the entire region and beyond,
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The major step is the culmination of several festering stand-offs between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran.
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said Tehran reserves the right to respond decisively and proportionately to the Israeli acts of aggression at a time, in a place, and by means of its choosing.
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Israel attacked Iran early Friday with a barrage of airstrikes that took out top military officers and hit nuclear and missile sites, calling it just the beginning.