United Nations envoys from Russia and China on Sunday expressed strong objections to the US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, deepening the superpowers' rift with Washington as their mutual friend Iran is bombed.
"Again we're being asked to believe the US's fairy tales, to once again inflict suffering on millions of people living in the Middle East," Russia's UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said.
"Peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved by the use of force," China's United Nations Ambassador Fu Cong said.
"Diplomatic means to address the Iranian nuclear issue haven't been exhausted, and there's still hope for a peaceful solution."
Russia's ambassador Vassily Nebenzia hit out a what he called the rerun of the Iraq War.
"Again we're being asked to believe the US's fairy tales, to once again inflict suffering on millions of people living in the Middle East," the envoy said.
"This cements our conviction that history has taught our US colleagues nothing.
