Pakistan, May 27 -- Pakistan on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to prevent another prolonged conflict in the Middle East, with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar warning that any confrontation around Iran would endanger regional peace, energy flows and the international order.

Speaking at a debate convened by China on the UN Charter and the UN-centred international system, Dar said Pakistan's position was shaped by its geography, its relations with Tehran and Gulf capitals, and its "longstanding ties of amity with the United States."

Pakistan, he asserted, had "consistently stood for restraint, de-escalation and a return to diplomacy."

"Another prolonged conflict would serve no one," Dar told the council, contin...