Iran calls on UNSC to identify Israel, US as ‘initiators’ of 12-day war
Iran called on the UN Security Council to identify the Israeli regime and the United States as the “initiators” of a recent act of aggression against the Islamic Republic and hold them to account for the damage inflicted on Iran.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in a letter to the secretary-general and the president of the UN Security Council reminded the council of its primary responsibility in maintaining international peace and security.
Since the beginning of Israel’s aggression against Iran on June 13 in a clear violation of the UN Charter, many residential areas, civilians, and civilian infrastructure have been deliberately targeted, constituting a blatant breach of international law, he said.
Several hospitals and relief centers were also attacked, amounting to a grave violation of international humanitarian law, the Iranian foreign minister said, adding that energy facilities were also targeted with the apparent aim of disrupting the daily lives of people.
Araghchi also referred to the attacks by Israel and the US on Iran’s nuclear facilities which are under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the cities of Qom, Arak, Natanz, and Isfahan, calling them “a flagrant violation of the UN Charter, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), IAEA safeguards agreements, and its relevant resolutions.”
Israel’s unprovoked aggression against Iran claimed the lives of more than 600 people and wounded 4,900 others. The United States also joined the Israel aggression by carrying out strikes on the three Iranian nuclear facilities of Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
The conflict came to a halt under a US-declared cease-fire that took effect on June 24.
The UN Security Council must hold the perpetrators of the aggression accountable and take action to prevent the recurrence of such crimes to fulfil its duty of maintaining international peace and security, the Iranian foreign minister underlined.