Tehran urges accountability for states complicit in US-Israeli onslaught
Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani reiterated that all governments that played a role in the illegal aggression by the US and Israel against Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must be held accountable.
Iravani made the remarks in a letter addressed to the UN chief and the Security Council president on Thursday in response to anti-Iran letters sent by six Arab countries, including, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan, to the world body.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates once again its clear and consistent position that all States whose internationally wrongful acts have played a role in the United States' and the Israeli regime's aggression against its sovereignty and territorial integrity must be held accountable,” he said.
Iravani also stressed that the Persian Gulf littoral states are under an obligation to make full reparation to the Islamic Republic of Iran, including compensation for all material and moral damage caused by their internationally wrongful acts.
He warned of threats to international peace and security amid the continued failure of the UN Security Council to address the unlawful use of force by the US and the Israeli regime, as well as the complicity of states that have either facilitated or directly participated in the military assault.
The envoy categorically rejected as unfounded and unsubstantiated the anti-Iran claims made by the six Arab countries regarding the premeditated and unprovoked US-Israeli aggression that killed more than 3,375 people and damaged over 125,630 civilian structures across the country.
Attempting to distort the factual and legal context, the aforesaid countries falsely attributed responsibility for the war to Iran, which has been the target of the savage war of aggression, he added.
Iravani highlighted the complicity of Arab countries in the US-Israeli attacks against Iran, citing assessments conducted by the Iranian armed forces, along with the recent statement by the commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, who recently hailed Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan for being “exceptional teammates."
He noted that the failure of the Security Council to uphold Iran’s legitimate right of self-defense does not negate the nation's inherent right of self-defense under general international law.