Westerners opposed the condemnation of the attack on the Iranian consular building
Western members of the Security Council opposed the approval of a statement condemning the Zionist regime's attack on the Iranian consular building in Damascus. |
According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the United States of America, Great Britain and France at the meeting on Wednesday The United Nations Security Council opposed the approval of the Russian statement in which the Zionist regime’s attack on the Iranian consular building was condemned.
The approval of press statements in the Security Council requires the consensus of 15 members of this council. The United States told Security Council members that many facts about Monday’s attack in Damascus were unclear, Western diplomats told Reuters. France and Britain supported this position.
On Wednesday, the spokesman of the German Foreign Ministry avoided condemning the attack of the Zionist regime in a press conference. Sebastian Fischer, the spokesman of the German diplomatic service, expressed doubts about Israel’s role in that attack in the group of German media reporters.
On Monday, April 13, Israeli warplanes attacked the building affiliated to the Iranian embassy in Syria. Hossein Akbari, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Syria, said that this attack was carried out with an F-35 fighter and six missiles.
Hours later, in an announcement, the previously published reports about the martyrdom of generals Mohammad Reza Zahedi and Mohammad Hadi confirmed Haj Rahimi and five of their companions in this attack. This attack has been opposed by various countries and authorities.
Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, UAE, Tunisia, Egypt, Venezuela , Cuba, China, Russia and a number of other countries and international personalities have condemned Israel’s actions.
Dmitry Polyansky, the deputy representative of Russia to the United Nations, said in a message on X channel about the obstruction of Western countries from ratifying this statement. : “This issue is a clear example of the double standards of the Western Troika and their real approach and not their declarative approach to rule of law and order in the international space.”
© | Webangah News Hub has translated this news from the source of Tasnim News Agency |