Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Asim Iftikhar urged maximum restraint by all parties during the UN Security Council emergency meeting on the Middle East situation on February 28, 2026, between 9:46 PM and 10:46 PM UTC. He offered condolences to victims in Iran and the Gulf, praised Oman’s diplomatic role, and called for respect of international law, according to the Pakistani mission’s X account (@PakistanUN_NY). Iftikhar’s remarks came amid heightened regional tensions, following imagery earlier that evening revealing damage at the Chabahar Port naval base in southeast Iran, as reported by @FaytuksNetwork citing The New York Times between 7:15 PM and 8:15 PM UTC. The statement was shared via an X post by PakTVGlobal, linking to a live YouTube stream of Pakistan TV for further updates. No official responses from Iran, Gulf states, or other council members to Pakistan’s address were reported within this one-hour window. The emergency session addresses the ongoing Middle East situation, with prior Indian diplomatic calls for de-escalation noted earlier on February 28.
