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Madame President,
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we would like to thank the under
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secretary general
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for political affairs,
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political and peaceuilding affairs. We
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thank Misty Carlo and the director
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general of the IAA, Miss Grossy. We
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thank them for their briefings.
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First of all, we would like to express
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our condolences to the leadership and
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the people of the Islamic Republic of
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Iran having to do with the numerous uh
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victims including among civilians which
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were the result of Israeli action.
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In front of our eyes because of Israeli
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action what is happening is a very
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dangerous escalation in the Middle East
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region and this is something that
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requires an immediate attention from
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this council. We are grateful to the uh
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Guyana presidency for convening this
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meeting of ours so expeditiously. It's
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symptomatic that that initially the
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council was to consider today at this
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very time the humanitarian consequences
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of inhumane actions by Israel against
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the people in the Gaza Strip. Instead of
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that, we are here having to discuss a
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new most dangerous and irresponsible
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adventure by West Jerusalem in the
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region. But this time it is also pushing
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the region to a largecale nuclear
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catastrophe. In the early hours of the
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13th of June, Israel uh delivered a
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number of extensive strikes against the
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territory of the Islamic Republic of
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Iran. Peaceful sleeping cities were
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struck. Civilian infrastructure and
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peaceful nuclear installations under
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IAEA safeguards.
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We heard from the briefers today that
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they have been victims amongst
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civilians. This completely unprovoked
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attack, no matter what Israel says to
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the contrary, is a gross violation of
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the UN charter and international law.
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One is left with the impression that the
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leadership of Israel is convinced that
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they have a completely free hand in the
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region and they probably think that
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Israel can flout any legal norms and
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replace all international bodies
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including the security council and IAA.
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The Russian Federation strongly condemns
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this action by West Jerusalem. West
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Jerusalem's military adventure pushes
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the region to the brink of a large-scale
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war, and the responsibility for all of
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the consequences of these actions lies
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fully with the Israeli leadership and
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those who encourage them. We are
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particularly concerned by the potential
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radiological consequences of hitting
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nuclear installations.
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My country has for a number of years
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been warning and saying that trying to
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resolve by force the issues surrounding
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the Iran nuclear program are
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unacceptable as they can lead to the
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most dire consequences not just the
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Middle East region but for the world as
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a whole. But these calls of ours were
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not heeded and the situation is now
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following the most negative and
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unpredictable scenario. Madame
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President,
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Israeli actions are aimed at undermining
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the various negotiating efforts underway
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now. The efforts to lower the tensions
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surrounding the Iran's peaceful nuclear
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program. The whole world is looking with
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hope for the outcome of yet another
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round of indirect contacts between Iran
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and the United States and they were
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planned for the 15th of June.
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Israel decided to preempt this in the
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way they deem necessary and started
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bombing the nuclear and energy
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infrastructure in Iran, showing this way
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their contempt for laws, norms,
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agreements, rules, everything that is
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the basis for a civilized interaction
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between states.
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Uh the responsibility for what happened
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is not just with the state of Israel but
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also on its closest allies. This is a
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direct consequence of western count's
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acquiescence who for months knowingly
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and methodically pumped up anti-Iran
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hysteria in the UN security council and
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in the board of governors of IAA.
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The states didn't even try to come up
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with a constructive solution to the
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crisis surrounding the joint
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comprehensive plan of action and the
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security council resolution 2231 which
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endorsed it.
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Their goal was completely different. Uh
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it was to put pressure on Iran in in any
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way possible to paint Iran as the source
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of all the trouble in the region and to
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baselessly present the reciprocal
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legitimate steps by Thran when they try
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to trigger the protection mechanisms in
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JCPOA as violating the obligations on
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non-prololiferation.
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The Iranians took this for years and did
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not reject interacting with IAA nor did
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move away from a dialogue service as to
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find negotiated solutions. I would like
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to recall here and this is of principal
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importance now that all of the issues
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having to do with JCPO JCPOA began when
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the United States unilaterally left the
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nuclear deal in 2018
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and also because of the principled
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unwillingness by the UK, France and
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Germany to comply with the obligations
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they have under JCPOA including to
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create the conditions for Tehran to
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receive the material yield from the
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lifting of unal unilateral al sanctions
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by the EU in force until 2015
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and later they even went so far as to
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resume unilateral sanctions uh which it
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runs counter to article 25 of the
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charter. The European Union also joined
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in with its pressure disregarding thus
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their duty of impartial coordinator of
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the joint JCPOA commission. The most
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egregious example was what happened in
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Vienna yesterday. Yet another biased and
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divorce from reality resolution passed
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by the board of governors of IAA which
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talks about some uh trumped top threat
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to international peace and security from
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the Iran nuclear program. This happened
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despite the fact that Iran is strictly
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um complying with its obligations under
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NPT and under the comprehensive
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safeguards agreements and despite the
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fact that Iran remains the most
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inspected IIA states and the reports of
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IIA secretar state clearly that there is
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no non-prololiferation risk. In other
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words, the western participants to the
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JCPOA have been doing everything to fuel
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the escalation and essentially incited
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it.
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They artificially created tension and
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international platforms and this only
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provide Israel with additional impetus
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for radical steps and created the
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feeling of impunity with Israel. In the
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context of the current strikes by
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Israel, what we noticed is the
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information mass media about the fact
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that there was likely coordination
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between Israel and British special
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services. Immediately after the Israeli
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strikes, they sheltered the Israeli
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aviation which participated in the
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strikes in their bases in Cyprus. We
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also noticed the statement made by
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Israel when they said that they warned
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about their attacks. um they warned
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Germany JCPOA participant and Italy. It
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also came to the four that our American
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colleagues also had had information
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about the strikes. These Israeli strikes
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were also supported by the French who
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clearly knew about them beforehand. And
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we will not be surprised here if the
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members of this group of like-minded
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states will start um condemning
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Iran for their actions which they
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undertook fully in line with article 51
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of the charter. We are following very
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closely the current situation with the
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IIA secretariat. The life and health of
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its personnel has been threatened by the
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Israeli military adventure and we expect
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that the director general of the agency
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is going to provide us with objective
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assessment and analysis of developing
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situation including from the viewpoint
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of radiological consequences. Madame
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President, the unprovoked attacks
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against the territory of sovereign Iran,
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the targeted strikes on the peaceful
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nuclear facilities cannot have cannot be
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justified in any way. The international
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community cannot and should not stand
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idly by when such a provocation presents
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itself. And tolerating such um actions
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is a sure way to largecale war and a
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serious threat to global security. We're
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convinced that this the security council
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has to provide an unequivqual legal and
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political assessment of what's been done
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by Israel and also call for an immediate
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halt to any kind of pressure by force
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and for a rejection of practice of
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unilateral military steps. We need to
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support any and all diplomat diplomatic
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efforts aimed at deescalation and the
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return to negotiations. Let me
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underscore yet once again that settling
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issues having to do with the Iranian
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nuclear program is only possible if a
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peaceful political and diplomatic
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pathway is followed. Nor forceful
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resolution can be either legitimate nor
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viable here. By the way, let me say that
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the United States themselves have stated
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this repeatedly when they explain their
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readiness to continue with negotiations.
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Russia remains committed to
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strengthening international law, abiding
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by the UN charter and finding solutions
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which exclude further sliding of the
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region towards a new destructive war and
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we are ready to work with all those who
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will advocate diplomacy and who will be
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looking for peaceful means to resolves
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differences. I thank you. I thank the
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representative of the Russian Federation
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