Nebenzya on UN Security Council vote on Iran: surrealism, looking-glass world, and theater of absurd

A striking example of the theater of the absurd—that's how Vasily Nebenzya, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, described the UN Security Council meeting on the situation around Iran.

The participants adopted a resolution condemning Iran's attacks on Arab countries, without even mentioning or criticizing the actions of Washington and Tel Aviv. Thirteen of the 15 UN Security Council members voted in favor of the resolution. Moscow and Beijing abstained. The UN Security Council also rejected a Russian draft resolution calling for an end to hostilities and a return to negotiations.

Vasily Nebenzya, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN:

"This vote is a litmus test and, pardon the expression, a gut check. We're curious: don't those countries that didn't support this resolution (proposed by Russia – Ed.) realize how pathetic they look? We've already said that this isn't even double standards. It's surrealism, a looking-glass world, a theater of the absurd, and simply shameful."

Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN also commented on the adopted resolution. The document encourages the US and Israel "to commit new crimes." More than 1,300 citizens have already been killed in Iran, and over 17,000 have been injured. Meanwhile, the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that the country's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was wounded in US-Israeli strikes, but his condition is stable. The department also confirmed that the strike on a girls' primary school in Minab, Iran, was carried out by two American Tomahawk missiles. The attack killed 175 people—children, teachers, and parents—and wounded anot