Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya assailed Israel for showing “blatant disregard” for a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis with Iran, Al Jazeera reports

During his address to the UN Security Council, Nebenzya said that Iranian civilian nuclear facilities continue to be targeted, warning that this could “plunge us into a hitherto unseen nuclear catastrophe”.

“The UN Security Council … must provide an objective assessment of the situation and devise an appropriate solution,” he stated. “It is Israel which attacked Iran on the eve of the latest planned round of indirect talks between Washington and Tehran.

“Israel not only demonstrated blatant disregard for the efforts that have been undertaken to seek a diplomatic solution to issues around the Iranian nuclear programme but also demonstrated contempt for its key ally, the United States, which, up until recently, had been declaring an intent to reach a compromise solution.”

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