The Secretary-General of the UN appeals to stop the conflict between I and Israel, and urgently needs a dominant peaceful diplomacy.

Secretary-General of the United Nations, Guterres, posted today (June 14th) saying: "Israel is bombing Iran's nuclear facilities. Iran is firing missiles at Tel Aviv. The conflict has escalated enough. It's time to stop. Peace and diplomacy must prevail."

Commenting on this: This appeal from Guterres highlights the helpless situation of the United Nations in the current deadlock of the Israel-Iran conflict. Judging from past handling of similar conflicts, although the United Nations bears the mission of maintaining world peace, it often finds itself in a passive position when the contradictions between Israel and Iran intensify, making it difficult to truly play a key role in preventing conflicts.

For a long time, the United States has been a steadfast ally of Israel, providing comprehensive support in politics, military, and economy. In this Israeli bombing of Iran's nuclear facility incident, the U.S. attitude remains ambiguous. Although the United Nations advocates acting according to the Charter of the United Nations and international law, the U.S. may tacitly approve or even support Israel's military actions based on its own geopolitical interests. Under such circumstances, the UN's appeal is unlikely to have substantial constraints on Israel. For instance, in previous Palestine-Israel conflicts, the U.S. has repeatedly used its veto power as a permanent member of the Security Council to prevent UN resolutions unfavorable to Israel from passing, significantly reducing the UN's efforts to maintain peace. In this Israel-Iran conflict, the U.S.'s stance is still likely to make the UN's voice fall on deaf ears.

The UN's lack of strong enforcement means is also an important reason why it is powerless against the Israel-Iran conflict. It mainly relies on moral persuasion and diplomatic mediation without the ability to forcibly prevent conflicts. When both Israel and Iran are trying to achieve their own strategic goals in military confrontations, simple appeals for stopping the conflict are unlikely to make either side lay down their arms.

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