At Un Security Council, Israel’s Ambassador Slams Iranian Hypocrisy

Israel’s Ambassador to nan United Nations Danny Danon, slammed Iran’s UN typical arsenic "a wolf disguised arsenic a diplomat," during a fiery convention of nan Security Council connected Saturday, hours earlier nan US struck 3 atomic sites successful Iran. 

Following nan US onslaught connected atomic sites successful Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, which President Donald Trump said had been "totally obliterated," Iran’s Ambassador to nan UN Amir Saeid Iravani demanded different "emergency meeting" of nan Security Council calling for condemnation "in nan strongest imaginable terms" of nan US actions and for it not to spell "unpunished."

"The Islamic Republic of Iran urgently requests nan Security Council to convene an emergency gathering without hold to reside this blatant and unlawful enactment of aggression," Iravani wrote successful a missive to UN Secretary General António Guterres.

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Iravani called nan US strikes "premeditated, and unprovoked," and said it was a "flagrant usurpation of world law."

Earlier, Danon, successful consequence to akin allegations against Israel, highlighted nan council’s hypcoricy, callilng nan Iranian typical a "wolf disguised arsenic a diplomat." 

Danny Danon, Israel's Ambassador to nan United Nations, slammed Iran's U.N. typical arsenic a "wolf disguised arsenic a diplomat." (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)

"How situation a typical of a authorities that finances, arms and orchestrates coercion each complete nan world, inquire for compassion from this Council?" Danon said during a assembly convention connected Saturday. "You are not a victim. You are not a diplomat. You are a wolf disguised arsenic a diplomat, and we are done pretending otherwise." 

Following nan US onslaught on Iran, which included five to six bunker buster bombs dropped on Fordow nuclear tract and immoderate 30 Tomahawk missiles fired against sites successful Natanz and Isfahan, Danon told Fox News Digital that "after decades of ignoring nan International community, Iran is trying to play unfortunate and inquire for sympathy from nan Security Council." 

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Iran's Fordow atomic tract was 1 of 3 targeted by nan U.S. successful its June 21 strikes. (Planet Labs PBC via AP, File)

"Sec Gen Guterres should beryllium thanking President Trump for taking action and making nan world a safer spot — alternatively of condemning nan U.S. for promoting bid done strength," Danon told Fox News Digital.

"After years of nan UN’s incompetence that allowed Iran to accelerate its vulnerable atomic weapons program, nan U.S. has acted forcefully to forestall a destructive atomic Iran from threatening Israel, nan U.S. and nan free world," he said. 

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"I americium gravely alarmed by nan usage of unit by nan United States against Iran today. This is simply a vulnerable escalation successful a region already connected nan separator – and a nonstop threat to world bid and security," Guterres said successful a statement.

"There is simply a increasing consequence that this conflict could quickly get retired of power – pinch catastrophic consequences for civilians, nan region, and nan world," he added, calling connected UN personnel states to "de-escalate and to uphold their obligations nether nan UN Charter and different rules of world law."

Danon besides sounded disconnected connected United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, saying he "should beryllium thanking President Trump" for his actions. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

An Iranian rocket onslaught connected Israel connected Sunday, hours aft nan US struck atomic accommodation successful Iran, scored nonstop hits successful nan cities of Tel Aviv, Haifa and Nes Ziona, causing wide demolition but nary contiguous fatalities, Israeli authorities said.

Images shared by Israel’s first responders showed multistorey buildings pinch their sides blown distant and windows shattered and azygous family homes successful ruins, arsenic rescue crews searched nan debris for survivors.

Israel’s first assistance agency, Magen David Adom, said location were nary first reports of fatalities but that much than 16 group were injured and evacuated to hospital.

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In a property briefing, Tel Aviv’s Mayor Ron Huldai said nan harm successful his metropolis was "very extended but successful position of quality life, we are okay."

"Houses present were deed very, very badly," he said, adding that "fortunately, 1 of them was slated for demolition and reconstruction, truthful location were nary residents inside. Those who were successful nan shelter are each safe and well."

In Nes Ziona, a municipality conscionable southbound of Tel Aviv, a location was straight deed by a rocket and nan surrounding buildings destroyed, but, according to Israeli media reports, nan families were successful their shelter.

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Israel’s location beforehand bid connected Sunday put nan state backmost onto emergency footing, days aft immoderate of nan restrictions connected commercialized centers and larger gatherings had been eased.