New York, June 23 -- Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Danny Danon, hailed the recent US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites as a critical move to eliminate what he called the "greatest existential threat to humanity," during an emergency special session of the UN the Security Council held at Headquarters in New York on Sunday (local time).

Addressing the session, convened under the agenda item "threats to international peace and security," Danon staunchly defended the US-led Operation Midnight Hammer, stating, "The United States has eliminated the greatest existential threat to humanity--and yet, some nations still dare to condemn it. I asked members of the Security Council: Where were you when Iran enriched uranium b...