The UN Security Council was urgently convened due to the sharp escalation in the Middle East.
“The actions taken by Washington and West Jerusalem represent nothing more than another unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent UN member state, a violation of the organization’s charter and the fundamental principles of international law,” Nebenzia said. At the same time, the Russian Federation justifies and continues a full-scale war against sovereign and independent Ukraine, without mentioning either statute or law.
Nebenzya stressed that the American-Israeli attacks are “overtly aimed at interfering in the internal affairs of Iran and destroying a state that is inconvenient for the West.” Also in his speech, he spoke about “a real betrayal of diplomacy” and a “knife in the back” of Iran by the United States and Israel.
The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation said that the Russian Federation demands that the United States and Israel “immediately stop their aggressive actions”, insists on a peaceful settlement of the situation through diplomatic means and is “ready to provide all necessary assistance to such work.” However, there is no assistance from the aggressor country to end the war it started in Ukraine, as well as no reaction to the call of world leaders to stop its aggression and shelling of Ukrainian territories.
Context
On the morning of February 28, Israel announced the military operation “Lion's Roar” in Iran; explosions were reported in Tehran and a number of other cities in the country. As a result of a joint attack by the United States and Israel, Khamenei's residence was significantly damaged. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Iranians to take power into their own hands.
US President Donald Trump announced his intention toprotect the American people by eliminating immediate threats from the Iranian regime.” Tehran threatened a “crushing” strike in response. The Israel Defense Forces reported several missile launches in response from Iran. The media later wrote about the fall of two ballistic missiles in northern Israel.
Later, explosions were recorded in several other countries in the Middle East where there are American military bases – in Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE and Bahrain.
On March 1, Iranian state television reported the liquidation of the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran also confirmed the death of at least two senior leaders – Commander of the Islamic Evolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Mohammed Pakpour and former Secretary of the Iranian Security Council Ali Shamkhani. The IDF released a list of seven killed officials. The media wrote that their total number was approximately 40 people.
On the same day, the Iranian army began a new wave of attacks on the countries of the Middle East. Explosions and air raid sirens were heard in Israel, Dubai (UAE), Doha (Qatar), Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq.
