Russia called on Israel to “take an example” from Iran and refuse escalation

Russia at the UN called on Israel to take an example from Tehran and refuse escalation

At a meeting of the UN Security Council, Russian official Vasily Nebenzya pointed out that Iran has expressed its readiness to end the escalation in relations with Israel. In turn, he called on Israel to follow this example and criticized the position of Western countries, calling it a “parade of hypocrisy.” The topic of the UN Security Council meeting was devoted to Iran’s attack on Israel in response to the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. Writes about this “Kommersant”.

Nebenzya stressed the importance of the signal coming from Tehran about the desire to end hostilities with Israel and called on Israel and other parties to the conflict to show restraint. He also called on all states in the region to resolve emerging problems through diplomatic means.

In his speech, Nebenzya noted that the Iranian attack was a response to the UN’s inaction regarding the Israeli attack in Damascus. He also criticized the US, UK and France for refusing to reaffirm basic principles of international law on the inviolability of diplomatic facilities. Nebenzya argues that the attack on a diplomatic mission is a casus belli in international law and points to double standards and hypocrisy in the actions of Western countries.