UNcondemnsstrikeonIranianfacilityinSyria,urgesrestraintamidrisingtensions_GuangmingOnlineRepresentativesattendaUNSecurityCouncilemergencymeetingonIsraelistrikeonIran'sSyriaconsulateattheUNheadquartersinNewYork,onApril2,2024.TheUnitedNationsonTuesdayvoiceditscondemnationfollowingIran'sallegationsthatIsraelconductedmissilestrikesonitsdiplomaticpremisesinDamascus,resultinginsignificantcasualties.(EskinderDebebe/UNPhoto/HandoutviaXinhua)UNITEDNATIONS,April2(Xinhua)--TheUnitedNationsonTuesdayvoiceditscondemnationfollowingIran'sallegationsthatIsraelconductedmissilestrikesonitsdiplomaticpremisesinDamascus,resultinginsignificantcasualties.UNAssistantSecretary-GeneralKhaledKhiaritoldtheSecurityCouncilemergencymeetingonIsraelistrikeonIran'sSyriaconsulate,revealingthatIranreportedtheattackhadledtothedeathofatleastfiveIranianpersonnel,including"seniormilitaryadvisors,"withthetollpurportedlyrisingto13,includingsixSyriancitizens.Theseassertionsweremadeamidstgrowingconcernsoverthe"inviolabilityofdiplomaticandconsularpremises"andtheimperativerespectforthe"sovereigntyandterritorialintegrityofmemberstates,"underscoredKhiari.ThesituationinSyria,asdescribedbyKhiari,remainsdire,with"sixforeignarmiesoperatingonitsterritory,"exacerbatingcivilianhardshipsandpushingapeacefulresolutionfurtheraway.Specifically,Khiarihighlightedaseriesof"increasinglylethalattacks"onIran-affiliatedtargetsinSyria,attributedtoIsrael,particularlysincetheonsetoftheconflictwithHamasinGazaonOct.7.TheUN'sappealtotheSecurityCouncilto"activelyengageallconcernedparties"underscoresthecriticalneedtoavertfurtherescalationandregionalinstability,saidKhiari.Hecalledfor"utmostrestraint"andadherencetointernationallaw,includingprotectionsforciviliansandinfrastructure,tryingtoavoidamiscalculationspiralingintoawiderconflictwith"devastatingconsequences"foranalreadysufferingcivilianpopulationacrosstheMiddleEast.IranrequestedtheUNSecurityCounciltoconveneanemergencysessiontodeliberateontheIsraeliairstrike.TheappealreceivedbackingfromMoscow.■UNAssistantSecretary-GeneralKhaledKhiaribriefsaSecurityCouncilemergencymeetingonIsraelistrikeonIran'sSyriaconsulateattheUNheadquartersinNewYork,onApril2,2024.TheUnitedNationsonTuesdayvoiceditscondemnationfollowingIran'sallegationsthatIsraelconductedmissilestrikesonitsdiplomaticpremisesinDamascus,resultinginsignificantcasualties.(EskinderDebebe/UNPhoto/HandoutviaXinhua)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.