United Nations He called this Saturday for “containment” after tensions rose in the Middle East with the murder of a leading scientist who worked in the Iranian nuclear program.
“We urge containment and the need to avoid any action that could lead to an escalation of tensions in the region. We condemn any murder or extrajudicial execution, “said a UN spokesman.
Germany also warned this Saturday of the risk of an escalation after the assassination and asked the parties to renounce “actions that aggravate the situation.”
Iran blamed Israel for the murder of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Friday and threatened revenge.
Since Friday, the Iranian ambassador to the UN, Majid Takht Ravanchi, asked in a letter to the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres, and the Security Council to clearly condemn the assassination of Fakhrizadeh, who was the head of the research and innovation department of the Ministry of Defense.
Among his latest missions, this scientist “supervised the development of a vaccine” against covid-19, the Iranian ambassador assured in his letter.
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, 59, died of injuries caused by a shooting and an attack on his car with a vehicle loaded with explosives.
