UN Urges De-Escalation Amid Israel-Iran Strikes, Warns Of Regional Consequences
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi seen on screen addresses to delegates during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, following Israel's attack on Iran, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., June 13, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
HAMILTON, June 14 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The United Nations (UN) on Friday warned of serious regional and global consequences following Israel and Iran's exchange of airstrikes, urging restraint and renewed diplomatic efforts, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
"The impact of these attacks has already been felt throughout the region, with neighbouring countries closing their airspace and putting their security forces on high alert," UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo told a Security Council emergency session on Iran.
DiCarlo reaffirmed UN Chief Antonio Guterres' "condemnation of any military escalation in the Middle East" and noted the "obligation of Member States, in accordance with the UN Charter and international law, not to use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state."
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"We must at all costs avoid a growing conflagration, which would have enormous global consequences," she said.
Iran and the US were preparing to resume talks in Oman before the escalation, she said, encouraging both sides to continue diplomatic efforts.
"A peaceful resolution through negotiations remains the best means to ensure the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear programme," she noted.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi also briefed the Security Council, confirming damage to parts of the Natanz enrichment facility.
He said the above-ground section of the pilot fuel enrichment plant, where Iran had enriched uranium up to 60 per cent, was "destroyed."
"There is no indication of a physical attack on the underground cascade hall containing part of the pilot fuel enrichment plant and the main fuel enrichment plant," he said, adding that the loss of power may have affected centrifuges.
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