United Nations:
Russia and China accused the USA throughout a UN Safety Council assembly on Monday of stoking already excessive tensions within the Center East with its latest retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed teams in Iraq and Syria.
The US navy struck dozens of targets in Syria and Iraq in a single day on Friday into Saturday, in retaliation for a January 28 drone assault on a base in Jordan that killed three US troopers.
The strikes, which focused elite Iranian items and pro-Iranian militant teams, have led to fears that the continued Israel-Hamas battle in Gaza may spiral right into a regional battle.
“It’s clear that American airstrikes are specifically, deliberately aimed to stoke the conflict,” stated Russian ambassador Vasily Nebenzia, whose nation had referred to as for the emergency assembly.
China’s ambassador Jun Zhang equally claimed that the “US actions will certainly exacerbate the vicious cycle of tit-for-tat violence in the Middle East.”
Anger over Israel’s devastating marketing campaign in Gaza — which started after an unprecedented Hamas assault on October 7 — has grown throughout the Center East, stoking violence involving Iran-backed teams in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
A UN official referred to as for “all parties to step back from the brink and to consider the unbearable human and economic cost of a potential regional conflict.”
“I appeal to the Council to continue to actively engage all concerned parties to prevent further escalation and the worsening of tensions that undermine regional peace and security,” stated Rosemary DiCarlo, under-secretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs.
The American strikes have drawn criticism from the governments of Iraq and Syria, and likewise from Iran, which denies any position in final month’s drone assault.
“Any attempt to attribute these actions to Iran or its armed forces is misleading, baseless and unacceptable,” Iranian ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani advised the Council on Monday.
He pledged that if Iran faces “any threat, attack or aggression affecting its security,” it could “not hesitate to exercise its inherent rights… to respond firmly.”
The White Home stated Sunday it plans extra retaliatory motion.
“Let me be clear, United States does not desire more conflict in a region when we are actively working to contain and deescalate the conflict in Gaza,” stated deputy ambassador Robert Wooden.
He added: “We are not seeking a direct conflict with Iran, but we will continue to defend our personnel against unacceptable attacks. Period.”
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