UN Security Council urges dialogue, end to US-Iran tensions

The UN Security Council agrees on a statement that did not single out Iran but made clear that all sides should back away from a much-feared military confrontation. FMTNews

The UN Security Council, seen in session at the UN General Assembly on Sept 30, 2015 in New York.

After a two-hour meeting, the council agreed on a statement that did not single out Iran but made clear that all sides should back away from a much-feared military confrontation. “You cannot start a dialogue with somebody who is threatening you, who is intimidating you,” said Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi, who said the “atmosphere of such a dialogue is not ready yet.”

Britain, France and Germany separately called for “de-escalation and dialogue, with full respect for international rules.”The Iranian ambassador told reporters that the United States must stop “its economic war against the Iranian people” and renewed an offer to hold regional talks on security, under UN auspices.

Trump triggered international alarm when he said on Friday that he had called off US military strikes against Iran at the last minute because he decided there would be too much collateral damage.

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