The UN Security Council met yesterday at an extraordinary meeting in New York requested by Iran, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
The holding of the meeting was supported by China, Russia and Algeria, after the leader of "Hamas" was killed in Tehran. Ismail Hania. The meeting was devoted to the question of how to avoid further escalation in the Middle East.
Members of the "international community must work together to prevent any actions that could very quickly lead to a much larger and wider conflict,", UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo urged.
"Communication by means of missiles, armed drones and lethal attacks must stop,", DiCarlo also said.
The killing of Haniya violates international law and demonstrates an "intent to escalate the conflict and expand the war throughout the region," said Iran's permanent representative to the UN, Amir Seyed Iravani.
"The UN Security Council cannot remain indifferent to such heinous crimes and must take decisive action to address these violations," Iravani pointed out.
The fifteen members of the UN Security Council called for a de-escalation of the situation in the Middle East.
Meanwhile, it became clear that Brazil “strongly condemns the murder” of Chania and calls on the Middle East “not to be dragged into a conflict of large proportions and unpredictable consequences”, reported France Presse, referring to today's statement of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry.
Brazil, which this year chairs the G-20, “rejects the gross violation of Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,”, the statement also said.
Ismail Haniya was killed today in Tehran in a strike for which "Hamas" and Iran blamed Israel.