{"id":2220445,"date":"2024-04-13T22:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T02:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-demands-emergency-meeting-of-un-security-council-following-iranian-attack\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T22:38:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T02:38:17","slug":"israel-demands-emergency-meeting-of-un-security-council-following-iranian-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-demands-emergency-meeting-of-un-security-council-following-iranian-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel urgently calls for a UN Security Council meeting after Iranian assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-demands-emergency-meeting-of-un-security-council-following-iranian-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2220445&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli \u200dAmbassador Gilad\u2062 Erdan called for an emergency U.N. Security\u200c Council meeting after Iran&#8217;s attack on\u200d Israel. Erdan urged condemning Iran for violations and designating the IRGC as a terrorist\u2063 organization. Iran claimed\u200d its actions were in self-defense due to Israeli aggressions. Tensions escalated, with warnings issued by both sides to \u200davoid further conflict. Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan requested an urgent U.N. Security Council \u2062meeting\u200b following Iran&#8217;s assault on Israel. Erdan called for Iran to \u200dbe condemned for its\u200c actions and for the IRGC to be labeled a terrorist organization. Iran justified its actions as self-defense against Israeli aggression. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-defend-protests-say-protection-around-capitol-building-was-inadequate\/\" title=\"Protesters defend protests, say protection around Capitol building was inadequate\">situation escalated<\/a>, prompting warnings from both sides to prevent further conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan sent a letter to U.N. Security Council President Vanessa Frazier requesting an emergency meeting of the council following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Iran\u2019s\">Iran\u2019s<\/a> attack on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI confirm Israel\u2019s request to convene a meeting of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/security-council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Security Council\">Security Council<\/a> immediately to unequivocally condemn Iran for these grave violations and immediately act to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization,\u201d Erdan said.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This evening, I sent an urgent letter to the president of the Security Council, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_VanessaFrazier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@_VanessaFrazier<\/a>. I called on the Council to hold an emergency meeting and demanded that they condemn Iran\u2019s attack on Israel and designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terror\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3AS6RvuV3M\">pic.twitter.com\/3AS6RvuV3M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ambassador Gilad Erdan \u05d2\u05dc\u05e2\u05d3 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d3\u05df (@giladerdan1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/giladerdan1\/status\/1779309737688940710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cToday, Iran has launched a direct attack from within its territory of more than 200 UAVs, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles towards Israel in clear violation of the UN Charter and international law,\u201d he added, claiming that Iran violated Security Council Resolution 2231 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/2965325\/israeli-military-says-iran-launched-drone-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>with its attacks<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe gravity and volume of the attacks are unprecedented, and are a flagrant violation of Israel\u2019s sovereignty, of international law, and of Security Council resolutions,\u201d he added. \u201cIran poses a direct threat to international peace. The time has come for the Security Council to take concrete action against the Iranian threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Israeli Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept missiles fired from Iran, in central Israel, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Iran launched its first direct military attack against Israel on Saturday. The Israeli military says Iran fired more than 100 bomb-carrying drones toward Israel. Hours later, Iran announced it had also launched much more destructive ballistic missiles. (AP Photo\/Tomer Neuberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Iranian Ambassador to the U.N. Saeed Iravani also wrote a letter to the Security Council on Saturday declaring Iran is in alignment with the U.N. Charter because its attacks were \u201cin the exercise of Iran\u2019s inherent right to self-defense\u201d following the missile attack on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus, Syria, that killed several Iranian military officials, including Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran\u2019s invocation of Article 51 of the UN Charter occurred following a 13-day period marked by the Security Council\u2019s inaction and silence, coupled with its failure to condemn the Israeli regime\u2019s aggressions,\u201d the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the U.N. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Iran_UN\/status\/1779317417262321832\">posted on X<\/a> on Saturday. Certain countries\u2019 precipitous condemnation of Iran\u2019s exercise of its legitimate right suggests a reversal of roles, equating the victim with the criminal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel has not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/now-the-leash-is-off-far-left-terrorist-group-janes-revenge-claims-credit-for-attacks-on-pregnancy-centers-threatens-to-escalate-violence\/\" title=\"\"Now the Leash Is Off\" - Far-Left Terrorist Group \"Jane's Revenge\" Claims Credit for Attacks on Pregnancy Centers, Threatens to Escalate Violence\">publicly claimed responsibility<\/a> for the missile strike, but it was preparing for an attack from Iran throughout the weekend. <\/p>\n<p>Iran also warned Israel and its allies not to counterattack following the Saturday strike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe matter can be deemed concluded,\u201d it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Iran_UN\/status\/1779269993043022053\">posted<\/a>. \u201cHowever, should the Israeli regime make another mistake, Iran\u2019s response will be considerably more severe. It is a conflict between Iran and the rogue Israeli regime, from which the U.S. MUST STAY AWAY!<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden had met with the National Security Council in the White House Situation Room earlier Saturday evening after returning to Washington, D.C., earlier than expected amid the threat of an attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just met with my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refuses-to-denounce-antifa-despite-group-continuing-to-wreak-havoc-across-u-s\/\" title=\"White House refuses to denounce Antifa despite group continuing to wreak havoc across U.S.\">national security team<\/a> for an update on Iran\u2019s attacks against Israel,\u201d Biden posted on X. \u201cOur commitment to Israel\u2019s security against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>President Joe Biden met with national security advisers and top U.S. officials amid the Iranian attack on Israel on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in the White House Situation Room. (White House)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The swarm of drones was Iran\u2019s first direct attack on Israel despite the two nations having a history of enmity, and it usually relies on the militias across the Middle East that it has trained, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, to do so to preserve its deniability.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/un-security-council-aims-meet-sunday-iran-attack-after-israel-request-diplomat-2024-04-14\/\">diplomat told<\/a> <em>Reuters <\/em>that the Security Council hopes to hold a meeting at 4 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI strongly condemn the serious escalation represented by the large-scale attack launched on Israel by the Islamic Republic of Iran this evening,\u201d U.N. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/en\/content\/sg\/statement\/2024-04-13\/statement-the-secretary-general-regarding-attacks-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-targeting-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said following the attack<\/a>. \u201cI call for an immediate cessation of these hostilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply alarmed about the very real danger of a devastating region-wide escalation,\u201d he added. \u201cI have repeatedly stressed that neither the region nor the world can afford another war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the U.N. Security Council for confirmation on the Sunday meeting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, has written to U.N. Security Council President Vanessa Frazier, urging an urgent council meeting after Iran\u2019s assault on Israel. Erdan stated, \u201cI confirm Israel\u2019s appeal for an immediate Security Council session to condemn Iran decisively for these serious breaches and take swift action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2862,"featured_media":2220446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24082531193866-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2220445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24082531193866-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2862"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2220445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2220446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2220445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2220445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2220445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}