Israel faces immediate threat, Operation Rising Lion was last resort, Gilad Noam tells UNSC

“Israel faced an existential and immediate threat, one that Iran intended to carry out. Israel had no choice but to act at this crucial moment, the last window of opportunity," Noam stated.

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative Amir Saeid Iravani addresses during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, following Israel’s attack on Iran, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., June 13, 2025.

(photo credit: REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ)

ByBINI ASCHKENASY

JUNE 19, 2025 16:58

Updated: JUNE 19, 2025 17:00

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