UN concerned about Israeli war threats against Iran: UN spokesman

The United Nations Spokesman Martin Nesirky says the world body's chief Ban Ki-moon is concerned about threatening statements made by Israeli officials about the Iranian nuclear energy program.

Speaking in a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday, Nesirky said Ban is worried about Israeli threats of a military action against Iran.

“The UN secretary general has always stressed that the Middle East tensions must only be resolved through dialogue," he pointed out.

On Wednesday, Iran's Ambassador to the UN Mohammad Khazaei strongly condemned the “provocative, impudent and threatening” remarks by the Israeli premier against Iran’s nuclear energy program and warned that such statements are a blatant breach of the UN Charter and international regulations and rights and would threaten regional peace and security.

Israel has repeatedly threatened Iran with a military strike, falsely claiming that Tehran is pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program.

In his latest warmongering remarks against Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on November 5 that he is ready to order a strike on the Iranian nuclear facilities.

Iran rejects the allegations against its nuclear energy activities, arguing that as a committed signatory to Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

In addition, the IAEA has conducted numerous inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities but has never found any evidence showing that Iran's nuclear energy program has been diverted to military objectives.

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