UN Chief Urges ‘Maximum Restraint’ After Israel Strikes Iran
- Israel launched a two-day strike on Iran's nuclear facilities in June 2025, targeting military sites, scientists, and infrastructure.
- The attack followed an IAEA resolution adopted just hours prior accusing Iran of secret nuclear activities at three undeclared locations.
- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu claimed the strikes set back Iran's nuclear program and warned of further retaliation amid missile exchanges.
- UN Secretary-General Guterres urged both sides on June 13 to show maximum restraint and avoid deeper conflict, while Australia affirmed non-involvement and advised citizens to shelter in place.
- The escalation worsened regional tensions, led to cancellation of diplomatic talks, and prompted widespread calls for restraint to prevent all-out war.
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Wong says Israel has right to self-defence, but urges restraint as Iran pounded
The foreign minister warns the Israeli and Iranian governments to show restraint, while avoiding comment on the legality of Israel's strikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities and the world's largest gas field.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres on June 13 urged both Iran and Israel to exercise “maximum restraint” amid a sudden escalation between the two states following Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear installations. Condemning the Israeli strikes, the statement from the secretary-general’s office expressed concerns about a wider conflagration throughout the Middle East, warning that “a descent into deeper conflict” would be “a situation that the …
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