{"id":3883,"date":"2025-06-23T13:07:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T08:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=3883"},"modified":"2025-06-23T13:08:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T08:08:30","slug":"urgent-call-for-peace-after-us-strikes-on-iran-un-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/23\/urgent-call-for-peace-after-us-strikes-on-iran-un-chief","title":{"rendered":"Urgent Call for Peace After US Strikes on Iran: UN Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"705\"><strong>ISLAMABAD:The United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has sounded a dire warning following the United States\u2019 recent military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, calling for an immediate ceasefire and return to diplomacy.<\/strong><br data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"363\" \/>Speaking at an emergency session of the UN Security Council, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/22\/un-chief-warns-us-strikes-on-iran-risk-global-peace\">Guterres<\/a><\/strong> said the region is on the brink of another devastating conflict and stressed that peace must not be abandoned.<br data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"546\" \/>\u201cThe people of the region cannot endure another cycle of destruction,\u201d he said.<br data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"628\" \/>\u201cWe are now dangerously close to a rathole of retaliation after retaliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"758\">Call for Immediate Ceasefire and Negotiations<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"1502\">Guterres described the bombing of Iran\u2019s nuclear infrastructure as a \u201cperilous turn\u201d and emphasized the urgent need for de-escalation.<br data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"896\" \/>He reiterated his longstanding opposition to military escalation in the Middle East.<br data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"983\" \/>In a unified stance, Russia, China, and Pakistan have introduced a draft resolution at the Security Council, urging for an unconditional and immediate ceasefire.<br data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1147\" \/>While the resolution is yet to be voted on, the diplomatic push underscores the gravity of the moment.<br data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1252\" \/>Guterres emphasized that maritime safety and civilian protection must be prioritized above all.<br data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1350\" \/>\u201cWe must act \u2013 immediately and decisively \u2013 to halt the fighting and return to serious, sustained negotiations on the Iran nuclear programme,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1550\">Nuclear Safety and the Role of Diplomacy<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"2462\">The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, expressed concern over the inability to assess the extent of damage caused to Iran\u2019s Fordow facility.<br data-start=\"1746\" data-end=\"1749\" \/>He warned that any attack on nuclear sites could lead to severe radioactive consequences across borders.<br data-start=\"1853\" data-end=\"1856\" \/>Guterres stressed the importance of restoring trust through a verifiable solution that includes full access for IAEA inspectors.<br data-start=\"1984\" data-end=\"1987\" \/>Highlighting the Non-Proliferation Treaty as vital to global stability, he said Iran must honor its commitments.<br data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2102\" \/>\u201cAll Member States must uphold their obligations under the UN Charter and international law,\u201d he added.<br data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2208\" \/>In closing, Guterres reminded the Council that peace is a choice, not an imposition.<br data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2295\" data-is-only-node=\"\" \/>\u201cWe face a stark choice between a wider war and renewed diplomacy. We know which path is right.\u201d<br data-start=\"2391\" data-end=\"2394\" \/>He urged world leaders to act with \u201creason, restraint, and urgency.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD:The United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has sounded a dire warning following the United States\u2019 recent military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, calling for an immediate ceasefire and return to diplomacy.Speaking at an emergency session of the UN Security Council, Guterres said the region is on the brink of another devastating conflict and stressed that &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[90,300,160,303],"class_list":["post-3883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-ceasefire","tag-diplomacy","tag-headline","tag-nuclear"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3883"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3886,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3883\/revisions\/3886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}