UN Urges All Parties To ‘See Reason’ As Iran-US Conflict Flares

This image grab taken from Iranian state television broadcasted on February 28, 2026, show what it says is the site of deadly US and Israeli strikes that hit a girls’ elementary school in Minab, in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan near the strategic sea route of the Strait of Hormuz. Photo by ALEX MITA / IRIB TV / AFP   The United Nations’ rights chief deplored Saturday’s strikes in the Middle East and urged all parties to return to negotiations, saying attacks would only result in “death, destruction and human misery”. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569656851-0"); }); “I deplore the military strikes across Iran this morning by Israel and the United States of America, and the subsequent retaliatory strikes by Iran,” Volker Turk said in a statement. “As always, in any armed conflict, it is civilians who end up paying the ultimate price. “Bombs and missiles are not the way to resolve differences but only result in death, destruction, and human misery. READ ALSO: World Warns Against Mideast War As US, Israel Strike Iran Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569913499-0"); }); (COMBO) This combination of video grabs taken from UGC images posted on social media on February 28, 2026, and verified by AFPTV teams in Paris, show a repoted explosion in Tehran. The United States has started carrying out strikes on Iran, US media reported on February 28, after Israel said it had attacked its long-standing regional adversary. (Photo by various sources / AFP)   “To avert these terrible consequences for civilians, I call for restraint and implore all parties to see reason, to de-escalate, and for a return to the negotiating table where they had been actively seeking a solution only hours earlier,” he said. “Failing to do so risks an even wider conflict that will inevitably lead to further senseless civilian deaths and destruction on a potentially unimaginable scale, not just in Iran but across the Middle East region.” On Thursday, US and Iranian negotiators held indirect talks in Geneva, through Omani mediators, on Tehran’s nuclear programme — within sight of Turk’s offices in the Swiss city. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587799169-0"); }); This combination of pictures created on February 20, 2026 shows US President Donald Trump (L) gesturing during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025; and a handout picture provided by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him waving during a ceremony in Tehran on August 24, 2025.    The UN high commissioner for human rights reminded all parties that the protection of civilians was paramount in armed conflict, insisting that those who violated the rules of war must be held accountable. Meanwhile the World Health Organization’s chief said he was deeply troubled by the unfolding situation and worried for the civilians caught in the crossfire. “We urge leaders to choose the challenging path of dialogue over the senseless route of destruction,” the UN health agency’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587060870-0"); }); “The world is watching and hoping for wisdom to prevail over weapons. Peace is the best medicine.” Join Our Whatsapp Channel To join: Simply click on the link below & turn on notifications to get the latest updates Subscribe to Our Newsletter In This Article: Donald Trump Iran UN us More Stories Trump Has No Plans To Address Nation Saturday After Iran Attacks — White House Iran Strikes Bahrain, Others Hosting US Forces In Middle East FULL TEXT: Trump’s Speech Announcing US Military Strikes In Iran /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * / var disqus_shortname = 'channelstelevision'; // Required - Replace example with your forum shortname / * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */ (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.

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