War in the Middle East – The United Nations denounces the incitement and threat to “exterminate an entire civilization.”

Secretary-General António Guterres said: “No military objective can justify the wholesale destruction of a community’s infrastructure or the deliberate infliction of suffering on a civilian population.”

United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said, in a statement in response to journalists’ questions, that the Secretary-General reiterates that conflicts end when leaders choose dialogue instead of destruction, and that this choice still exists and must be made now.

The Secretary-General called for intensified diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful path forward. Dujarric said that Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Jean Arnault is on his way to the region to support these efforts.

At the same time, the Secretary-General calls for the restoration of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, and as he has previously said, the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people cannot breathe when the Strait is “choked.”

Condemning inflammatory speech: “Disgusting”

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed his deep dissatisfaction with this “A torrent of inflammatory speeches” launched by all parties over the past two weeks in the context of the current war in the Middle East, “Including the latest threats to annihilate an entire civilization and target civilian infrastructure.”

Volker Türk described these threats as… “Disgusting” Ensuring that it is implemented “It amounts to the most serious international crimes.”

US President Donald Trump had said in a post on social media that “an entire civilization will die today” in reference to Iran, adding that he did not want that to happen.

Quoting the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, his spokesman Jeremy Lawrence said: “Threats that spread fear and panic among civilians are unacceptable and must stop immediately. Under international law, deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure is a war crime; anyone who bears responsibility for committing international crimes must be held accountable before a competent court.”

In a statement on Tuesday, the High Commissioner called on the international community to take urgent steps to defuse tension and help protect the lives of all civilians.