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UN chief urges end to ‘**** for tat’ Middle East ********* after Iran ******* on ******* – National

By Michelle Nichols

Reuters

Posted October 2, 2024 11:14 am

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******* Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned Iran’s missile ******* on *******, telling the Security Council the “deadly cycle of ****-for-tat ********* must stop.”

“Time is running out,” he told the council.

The 15-member council met after ******* ******* the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah and began a ground ******** against the Iran-backed militant group and Iran attacked ******* in a strike that raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.

“I again strongly condemn yesterday’s massive missile ******* by Iran on *******,” Guterres told the council.

Earlier on Wednesday, *******’s foreign minister said he was barring Guterres from entering the country because he had not “unequivocally” condemned Iran’s missile ******* on *******.

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In a letter to the Security Council on Tuesday, Iran justified its ******* on ******* as self-defense under Article 51 of the founding U.N. Charter, citing “aggressive actions” by ******* including violations of Iran’s sovereignty.

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“Iran … in full compliance with the principle of distinction under international humanitarian law, has only targeted the regime’s military and security installations with its defensive missile strikes,” Iran wrote to the council.

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*******’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon on Wednesday rejected Iran’s claim of self-defense.

“It was a calculated ******* on a civilian population,” he told reporters. “******* will not stand by in the face of such aggression. ******* will respond. Our response will be decisive, and yes, it will be painful, but unlike Iran we will act in full accordance with international law.”

—Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Katharine Jackson and Jonathan Oatis

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