Iran's attack on Israel has Middle East on the 'brink', warns UN chief | BBC News

It's time to "step back from the brink", UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, after Iran's attack on Israel.

Iran launched more than 300 projectiles at Israel on Saturday, in what it said was retaliation to an earlier strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

It’s unclear how Israel plans to respond, but war cabinet minister Benny Gantz said it will "exact a price" for Iran's attack when the timing is right.

Mr Guterres told the UN security council that people in the Middle East face the danger of a devastating full-scale conflict, while UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said now is the time to de-escalate.

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[MajorCharlesCarringtonV.C]

Wasn't that Iran's response to Israel bombing the Iranian consulate in Syria

[garethdelux]

Where was the UN condemnation of Israel's attack on Iran's consulate in Syria ?

[hamizkhan]

Well Israel's attack on Iranian embassy was also unprecedented

[alexlazar]

Did every media outlet and social media get the memo to use the word "unprecedented."?

[thereverendepi_gee]

I swear he said "we are a nation of liars" ...

[Joel-tmyj]

I didnt see BBC call the bombing of Iran's embassy "unprecedented"

[fizazlebedazzled]

Fix your stupid title bbc,
It should be “Iran’s response to Israel’s embassy attack, UN responds “Iran has a right to retaliate”

[dropdeadinc.customtattoo]

Doesn't Iran have the "right to defend itself" or it that something only Israel can wine about?

[windymiller]

"We are not a frog in boiling water"...."we are a nation of liars" I admire an honest man.

[israfaeldari]

Did he say "we are nation of liars"?
I couldn't agree more 😂

[MrBagpipes]

Country gets attacked, country retaliates.

Who'd have thought it eh!?

[alhafizsanusi]

Why didn't she explain why Israel bombed an Iranian embassy on another country altogether? Is that an attack? So is what Iran doing self-defence?

[yfhyugz]

Where were the UN before the attack ?? Why the security council did not convene before the attack to try to stop it ? NOW they are calling for calm ??

[sammydsouza]

The attack was announced much in advance 72 hours before the strike Iran contacted - via Switzerland - both the USA and Israel. It was conducted by slow moving Drones and caused little damage. Very few civilian casualties.
It was Iran's response to having their Diplomatic Embassy Bombed.
The Iranians have called this incident "Case Closed'.
People should not be warmongering.

[hollytalbot]

Iran was defending itself..So don’t cry now Israel..

[TryDiy]

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

[drake]

Replace attack with retaliation and your title is fixed .
Just need to then report on the facts and not seem 1 sided .. but whatever .

[Aylaun]

Wowwww look at the biased headline " irans attack on israel brings middle east to brink" not israels attacks iran brings middle east to brink"

[RAJ-Jamcal]

Did he say "we are a nation of liars"?

[The-Tormenter]

"Case closed" didn't you hear that BBC. No news here