US EditionIran launches retaliatory strikes across Gulf region
UN human rights chief stresses the need for civilian protection and accountability amid escalating strikes involving Iran, Israel, and the US in the Gulf region.
- In Geneva on Saturday, Volker Tü rk condemned Israeli and US strikes across Iran and Iran's retaliatory attacks, warning of wider regional conflict.
- Regional authorities enforced airspace closures after Israel framed the operation as `preemptive` with US involvement, prompting security measures and retaliation threats.
- Tü rk emphasized civilian protection and that violations must lead to accountability, including domestic and international mechanisms, as he reminded parties of international law's clarity.
- From an international-law perspective, Tü rk said accountability can include domestic investigations, state responsibility claims, and international criminal mechanisms, alongside the UN Charter's jus ad bellum and IHL.
- Volker Tü rk urged restraint and a return to the negotiating table, warning failure could lead to further senseless civilian deaths and destruction on an unimaginable scale in the wider Middle East.
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