US tells UN: Strikes degraded Iran’s capacity to build nuclear weapon
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US Ambassador to the UN Dorothy Shea speaking during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, following US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, on June 24.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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- US envoy Dorothy Shea told the UN that US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities degraded its capacity to produce a nuclear weapon.
- President Trump stated it was "still early to assess all the strikes," but they pushed back the nuclear programme and removed an imminent threat according to Israel's UN Ambassador.
- Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council that the objectives of the Iran nuclear deal and the UN resolution “have yet to be fully realised”.
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NEW YORK - US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities “effectively fulfilled our narrow objective: to degrade Iran’s capacity to produce a nuclear weapon”, acting US envoy to the UN Dorothy Shea told the United Nations Security Council on June 24.
“These strikes – in accordance with the inherent right to collective self-defence, consistent with the UN Charter – aimed to mitigate the threat posed by Iran to Israel, the region and to, more broadly, international peace and security,” Ms Shea told the 15-member council.
US President Donald Trump has said the strikes over the weekend
Earlier on June 24, he announced that a ceasefire between Iran and Israel
“I think it’s still early to assess all the strikes. We know we were able to push back the (nuclear) programme. We were able to remove the imminent threat that we had,” Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters on June 24.
The UN Security Council met on June 24 to discuss implementation of a resolution adopted in 2015 to enshrine Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, which lifted sanctions on Tehran in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear programme.
Mr Trump quit the deal in 2018, during his first term, and restored all US sanctions on Tehran.
In response, Iran began moving away from its nuclear-related commitments under the accord.
UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on June 24 that the objectives of the Iran nuclear deal and the UN resolution “have yet to be fully realised”, adding: “This is regrettable.” REUTERS
