Russia warns of nuclear disaster amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran’s civilian atomic facilities
Russia’s permanent representative to the international organizations in Vienna has categorically denounced US-Israeli strikes on Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities, warning that such acts of aggression risk to result in a nuclear disaster.
“The US and Israel continue strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) policy -- making bodies long ago characterized such reckless actions as a violation of international law, and a violation of the UN Charter and the IAEA Statute,” Mikhail Ulyanov wrote in a post published on his X account on Sunday.
He underscored that such anti-Iran attacks “risk to cause a nuclear disaster.”
Earlier this year, Iran’s UN ambassador highlighted the horrific humanitarian and environmental repercussions stemming from the ongoing US-Israeli onslaught against Iran, saying the war of aggression has led to significant air pollution and health risks for civilians.
Amir Saeid Iravani stressed in separate letters to UN Secretary General Antonio Gueterres and other senior UN officials that these attacks constitute a clear violation of international obligations arising under multilateral environmental agreements -- including the United Nations Framework Convention on Biological Diversity, which underscore States’ responsibility to protect the global environment and to refrain from actions that may cause widespread harm.
“The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran calls upon the United Nations and its relevant bodies to urgently address these developments and to undertake appropriate measures, including condemning environmentally destructive acts and pursuing accountability for those responsible for this manifest environmental crime.”
The US and Israel started a fresh round of aerial aggression on Iran on February 28, some eight months after they waged a war of aggression against the country.
Iran began to swiftly retaliate by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases and interests in regional countries.
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