Security Council met on current tensions about Iran nuclear program

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The permanent representatives of the member countries of the United Nations Security Council discussed conflicting diplomatic proposals regarding the non-proliferation of the Iranian nuclear program, within the framework of the ceasefire that is being developed to resolve the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran. teleSUR These and many other stories now! 🌐Join teleSUR's community and be part of a space where your ideas matter.  https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLABTE41aSj3ioYabXQQ6K 🗣 Don't be left behind, join teleSUR's Channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va98Z437Noa2tjytCt1N Web💬 https://www.telesurenglish.net/ X🧶 https://twitter.com/telesurenglish Instagram 📸 https://www.instagram.com/telesurenglish/?hl=es Facebook 📱 https://www.facebook.com/teleSUREnglishOfficial Youtube ⏯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuTmpLY35O3csvhyA6vrkg Tiktok👌🏼 https://www.tiktok.com/@telesurenglish?_t=8hMLCY0a6z7&_r=1

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00:00The United Nations Security Council met on Tuesday to discuss the current tensions in the Middle East,

00:06shortly after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel began.

00:09The meeting discussed the future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action launched in 2015

00:15for the development of nuclear weapons.

00:18That program is in effective limbo since the U.S. withdrew in 2018

00:22and Iran's rejection of parts of the deal.

00:25United Nations Political Affairs Chief Rosemary DiCarlo described the U.S. mediated ceasefire overnight

00:32between Israel and Iran as a significant achievement and an opportunity to avoid catastrophic escalation.

00:43Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, accused also the United States government

00:49of supporting the Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear and civilian facilities

00:54and questioned the Sionis regime's justification for the aggression.

00:59With the full U.S. support, Israel has targeted Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities,

01:04civilians and civilian infrastructure.

01:07Israel falsely justified these attacks on Iran's peaceful nuclear program as an imminent threat.

01:14This claim is baseless and has no legal base.

01:17In reality, Israel, the region's only undeclared nuclear armed entity and non-party to NPT refused IAA inspections and monitoring

01:28while Iran complies with the NPT and has subjected its nuclear program to the most rigorous IAA monitoring.

01:38On the other hand, Chinese representative to the United Nations, Fu Kong, accused the United States of initiating the Israeli-Iranian crisis

01:50by withdrawing from the nuclear talks with the Persian nation in 2018,

01:55by applying economic and financial sanctions against it,

01:58and by attacking its nuclear facilities during the recent conflict.

02:02China has noted that some members of this Council have done nothing but accuse Iran of violating its non-proliferation obligations

02:10in an attempt to justify the military actions of Israel and the United States.

02:15Here, China wishes to remind these countries of the following basic facts.

02:19It is none other than the United States that started the Iranian nuclear crisis.

02:24The United States unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018.

02:30Thereafter, it reinstated and escalated unilateral sanctions against Iran

02:34and adopted measures of maximum pressure,

02:38which prevented Iran from enjoying the economic dividends conferred by the agreement

02:43and forced the country to reduce fulfilling its obligations under the agreement.

02:47It is again the United States throwing to the wind its own credibility,

02:51launched military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities,

02:54undermining the negotiation process initiated by itself,

02:59leading the Iranian nuclear issue to yet another impasse

03:02and resulting in an abrupt escalation of the regional situation.

03:06The permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations, Vasily Benevencia,

03:12declared the objective of the draft resolution

03:15while stressing the support of the Russian Federation for a peaceful solution.

03:19The Iranian nuclear program can only be resolved through diplomacy,

03:25through negotiated solutions,

03:27which are based on international law and the principle of equal and indivisible security.

03:33The Russian Federation consistently has supported a peaceful solution

03:37to the concerns surrounding the Iranian nuclear program,

03:41which is acceptable to all parties as well as the international community as a whole.

03:44Here, the greatest responsibility lies on the UN Security Council,

03:50which is obligated to take the requisite measures.

03:53This is the goal of the draft resolution proposed by Russia

03:57together with our Chinese and Pakistani partners.

04:00Today, we are proposing to our Council colleagues

04:04an updated text that takes into account the latest developments

04:08and aims to bring about a lasting ceasefire

04:11as well as oversight of that ceasefire by the Security Council

04:14through Secretary-General reporting.

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