Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, harshly criticized Iran’s UN representative, describing him as “a wolf in diplomat’s clothing,” during a heated session of the Security Council on Saturday. This occurred just hours before the US targeted and destroyed three nuclear sites in Iran.
After the US military strikes on nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, President Donald Trump claimed they had been “entirely decimated.” In response, Iran’s Ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, called for another “emergency meeting” of the Security Council, urging them to denounce the US actions “in the most vigorous terms” and ensure they do not “go unpunished.”
“The Islamic Republic of Iran urgently requests the Security Council to convene an emergency meeting without delay to address this blatant and unlawful act of aggression,” Iravani wrote in a letter addressed to UN Secretary General António Guterres.
In a press briefing, Tel Aviv’s Mayor Ron Huldai said the damage in his city was “very extensive but in terms of human life, we are okay.”
“Houses here were hit very, very badly,” he said, adding that “fortunately, one of them was slated for demolition and reconstruction, so there were no residents inside. Those who were in the shelter are all safe and well.”
In Nes Ziona, a town just south of Tel Aviv, a house was directly hit by a missile and the surrounding buildings destroyed, but, according to Israeli media reports, the families were in their shelter.
Israel’s home front command on Sunday put the country back onto emergency footing, days after some of the restrictions on commercial centers and larger gatherings had been eased.
