00:01We have already been a humanitarian relief in line with international law.
00:09Third, we emphasize that the MPT remains central to global security.
00:15We urge Iran to continue full cooperation with the IAEA and resolve outstanding safeguard issues.
00:21We equally urge restraint by all states to protect the integrity of the MPT.
00:27Fourth and lastly, we support full IAEA verification, transparent use of the procurement channel,
00:36and provisional application of the additional protocol as confidence-building measures essential to regional stability.
00:43In closing, Madam President, we must recall that immense power brings immense responsibility.
00:49States, including those entrusted with great power by the UN Charter,
00:53have a duty to act in ways that uphold peace, security, and a rules-based order.
01:00Setting aside the Charter's principal risk-weakening safeguards that protects us all,
01:06I mean...
01:07In this difficult moment,
01:12Sierra Leone appeals for de-escalation, restraint, and the pursuit of diplomacy.
01:17Let us remember that behind geopolitical decisions are the lives of ordinary people,
01:23men, women, and children,
01:25who look to this Council to safeguard their peace, security, and dignity.
01:28We hope that our actions will honor that trust and the promise of San Francisco.
01:34I thank you.
01:36The representative of Sierra Leone for his statement,
01:38and I give the floor now to the representative of the United Kingdom.
01:42Thank you, President, and thank you for convening this meeting.
01:45I'd like to start by thanking the Secretary-General, ASG Janka, and DG Grossi for briefing us today.
01:55This is a pivotal moment for the region.
02:00A further spiral of conflict poses serious risks to regional and international peace and stability.
02:07Our foremost priority must now be to support de-escalation.
02:15We have long made clear that Iran must not have a nuclear weapon,
02:22and that their nuclear program represents a serious threat to international peace and security.
02:29The United States took action last night to alleviate that threat.
02:34The United Kingdom did not participate in US or Israeli strikes.
02:41But military action alone cannot bring a durable solution to concerns about Iran's nuclear program.
02:51My Prime Minister has been clear.
02:54We urge Iran now to show restraint,
02:58and we urge all parties to return to the negotiating table
03:02and find a diplomatic solution,
03:06which stops further escalation and brings this crisis to an end.
03:12It is in the interests of all parties to pursue such a deal.
03:18This was the joint call made by my Prime Minister with his French and German counterparts earlier today.
03:24Together with our E3 partners, the UK has long pursued a diplomatic solution to address Iran's nuclear escalation.
03:36On Friday, alongside E3 and EU colleagues, my Foreign Secretary met Iranian Foreign Minister Aragchi in Geneva to press directly for a return to diplomacy.
03:50My Foreign Minister spoke to Foreign Minister Aragchi again today and stressed the urgency of this,
04:00and we continue to engage partners across the region.
04:03The UK reiterates its full support for the IAEA and Director General Grossi for their critical work, professionalism and impartiality.
04:16The IAEA and the non-proliferation treaty are key pillars of international security.
04:26Threats against IAEA staff and the DG are unacceptable.
04:33We urge Iran to cooperate fully with the IAEA.
04:38Failure to do so will only further fuel escalation.
04:42President, now is the time for de-escalation and a return to diplomacy.
04:50It is essential that Iran chooses this path.
04:54I thank you.
04:55I thank the representative of the United Kingdom for her statement, and I now give the floor to the representative of France.
05:01Thank you, Madam President.
05:02Thank you, Madam President.
05:03Madam President, I first of all wish to thank the Secretary General of the United Nations for his statement two days following the statement he made when he warned us about just how grave the situation was.
05:17I wish to also thank the Assistant Secretary General, Mr. Miroslav Sincha, and I thank the Director General for the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr. Rafael Grossi.
05:28I thank them all for their briefings that bear witness to the extremely grave nature of the situation.
05:35Madam President, it is with concern that France learned of the strikes conducted by the United States against three nuclear sites in Iran.
05:42France did not participate neither in the planning nor conduct of these operations.
05:47We urge all parties to demonstrate the utmost restraint and to prevent any and all risks of escalation.
05:55Now is the time for strikes to cease, for de-escalation, and for negotiation.
06:02Civilian populations must be spared at a time when strikes exchanged between Iran and Israel have produced too many civilian victims.
06:23We particularly call upon Iran to refrain from all reprisals, to cease its nuclear escalation, and to opt for diplomacy, as we encourage them to do on last Friday in Geneva.
06:38That was also the message conveyed by the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, to his Iranian counterpart during a talk today.
06:46I thought it is of imperative importance to guarantee that the President's
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