ALL EYES ON IRAN’S RESPONSE AFTER US STRIKES NUCLEAR SITES
Iran says ‘outrageous’ US attacks on ‘peaceful nuclear installations’ will have ‘everlasting consequences’.
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Pakistan’s UN envoy condemns US a day after Trump Nobel Peace Prize nomination
“Pakistan has condemned the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities”, its ambassador to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, has told the UNSC.
“The sharp rise in tensions and violence as a result of the Israeli aggression and unlawful actions is profoundly disturbing, any further escalation risk catastrophic consequences for the region and beyond” he said.
“Pakistan stands in solidarity with the government and brotherly people of Iran during this challenging time”, Ahmad said.
These comments come just a day after Pakistan said it would recommend United States President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Pakistan’s ambassador to the UN Asim Iftikhar Ahmad [file: Angela Weiss/AFP]
