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Middle East Conflict | UNSC silent on US-Israel attack on Iran: Gowan

Most U.N. Security Council members avoided criticising the US-Israeli operation against Iran or criticised it very obliquely when the Council met in an emergency session, hours after the military escalation began on Saturday. That's the view of a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group who took aim at European nations for their criticism and condemnation of Iran's retaliatory strikes while avoiding any direct criticism of the attacks that precipitated this latest escalation in the Middle East. Speaking to SABC NEWS, Dr Richard Gowan - who is the Programme Director for Global Issues and Institutions at the Crisis Group – said NATO member states in the Council were simply too nervous to criticise the current U.S. administration for fear of losing their security umbrella. Sherwin Bryce-Pease has this report. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.