Iran’s UN envoy: Israeli regime accountable for aggression, deaths of Iranian civili

Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the UN says Israel is accountable for the ongoing aggression against Iran and the violation of the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, killing of civilians as well as destroying civilian infrastructure.

In his letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the president of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Amir Saeid Iravani emphasized, “The UNSC must accept its fundamental responsibility towards protecting international peace and investigating these egregious violations of the UN charter and international law by the US and the Israeli regime.”

The UN Charter must not be weakened by the Israeli regime’s normalization of use of force and aggression towards regional countries, the letter warned.

Iran remains committed to the UN Charter, international law and protecting peace and prosperity in the region, while it continues to exercise its inherent right to protect its sovereignty, national integrity, and civilians against any aggression, it added.

The letter highlighted the international responsibility of governments to prevent their territory to be used for aggression and armed attacks on a third country, saying the Islamic Republic of Iran “calls for the observance of good neighborliness by the aforementioned governments and preventing the continued use of their territories against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

Denouncing the US-Israeli military aggression as a brazen violation of international law and the UN Charter, the letter stressed that the UN and its secretary general have a statutory obligation to condemn the aggression categorically and unequivocally and to hold the aggressors accountable in accordance with Chapter 7 of the UN Charter.

Since February 28, the Israeli regime and the US have killed at least 1,348 civilians, including 233 women and 202 children, and wounded 17,000 others, according to the letter.

Additionally, 19,734 civilian infrastructure have been destroyed or severely damaged while 16,191 living units, 1,617 commercial buildings, 77 medical centers and pharmacies, and 65 schools have also been destroyed, the letter said.

While protecting its sovereignty and national integrity against any aggressors, Iran will continue to abide by the UN Charter and international law, the letter concluded.

The US and Israeli armed forces launched their military aggression against Iran in late February by attacking 30 targets across Tehran, assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian officials.

Since then, Iranian armed forces have retaliated swiftly by launching barrages of missiles and drones at Israeli‑occupied territories as well as US bases across the region.

Iranian officials say targeting US military bases in the region constitutes “legitimate self‑defense.”

Referring to Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, they say Iran has the legal right to defend itself against “acts of aggression” by the United States or the Israeli regime.

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