On Wednesday, the United States, Great Britain, and France opposed a Russian-drafted UN Security Council statement condemning an attack on Iran's embassy compound in Syria, which Tehran attributes to Israel. The refusal by these Western powers to support the statement highlights a significant divide within the Security Council. Russia's ambassador condemned Israel's actions as a blatant disregard for international law, but the draft statement was ultimately not adopted due to opposition from the US, UK, and France.
The United States, Britain and France opposed a Russian-drafted U.N. Security Council statement that would have condemned an attack on Iran's embassy compound in Syria, which Tehran has blamed on Washington's ally Israel. (Reuters)
The United States, Britain and France on Wednesday opposed a Russian-drafted UN Security Council statement that would have condemned an attack on Iran's embassy in Syria, which Tehran has blamed on Israel. https://t.co/YbVWeH4Fkx
The #US, UK and France have opposed a Russian-drafted #UN Security Council statement that would have condemned an attack on #Iran’s embassy compound in Syria, which Tehran has blamed on Washington’s ally #Israel. https://t.co/hwCn5snc1M
While the majority of the UN Security Council denounce Israel’s attack on Iran’s consulate in Syria, not so for the U.S., UK, and France. Russia’s Ambassador condemned Israel’s blatant disregard for international law in a draft statement that the Western powers shot down. https://t.co/LU7owC5svw
The United States, Britain and France on Wednesday opposed a Russian-drafted UN Security Council statement that would have condemned an attack on Iran's embassy compound in Syria, which Tehran has blamed on Washington's ally Israel. https://t.co/pHRWLfx8B5
The United States and Great Britain refused to discuss the statement prepared by Russia in connection with the Israeli strike on Syria in the UN Security Council, the Russian Permanent Mission.