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UN Response to Iran's Retaliatory Strikes & Pakistan's Position

On Wednesday, a joint statement by the US and 47 other nations strongly condemned the attacks on Israel by Iran and its militant allies. Over the weekend, Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, but most were intercepted with help from the United States, Britain, France and Jordan.
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In this matter, the US Permanent Mission to the United Nations has called on nations around the world to condemn Iran's actions. This call was supported by Britain, France, Germany and 47 other states. For instance, Pakistan's Permanent Mission expressed deep concern over the ongoing developments in the Middle East in a statement circulated on Thursday, according to Dawn News.
The statement underscored Pakistan's consistent emphasis on the need for international efforts to prevent the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East and secure a ceasefire in Gaza.
Pakistan, however, strongly condemned an Israeli attack on an Iranian consulate in Syria on April 2, calling it "a significant escalation in an already unstable Middle East region".
The statement stressed that recent developments in the Middle East were the result of a breakdown in diplomacy. It also highlighted the grave consequences if the UN Security Council failed to live up to its responsibility to maintain international peace and security, as Pakistan had warned.
Meanwhile, the United States on Thursday contacted Pakistan over the escalating conflict between Tehran and Tel Aviv, despite Islamabad's decision not to condemn the Iranian attack on Israel.
All in all, on 22 April, after a decade, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is visiting Pakistan.
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