Iran Asks UNSC to Condemn Israeli Attack

In a letter to the UN secretary general and the president of the UN Security Council, Araqchi called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to adopt a decisive stance in condemnation of the Zionist regime’s act of aggression against a number of Iranian military sites.

The foreign minister denounced the Israeli attack as a clear violation of Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and of the principles of international law, including Article 2 of the UN Charter on the prohibition of threat or use of force in international relations.

Araqchi also noted that the Israeli act of aggression, taken after the Zionist regime’s genocidal crimes in Gaza and war on Lebanon, poses a serious threat to international peace and security and would aggravate instability in the region.

Although the bulk of the Israeli projectiles have been intercepted by the Iranian air defense systems, the act of aggression by the Zionist regime has inflicted damages on the targets and taken the lives of four Iranian servicemen, the minister said in the letter.

He also emphasized that Iran reserves the inherent right, in accordance with the UN Charter and international law, to respond to the criminal Israeli measure.

The Iranian Army said on Saturday that four of its combatants were martyred during the confrontation with the projectiles fired by the criminal Zionist regime.

The Iranian Air Defense issued a statement on Saturday, saying that the criminal, illegitimate and fake regime of Israel in a move to escalate tensions launched attacks on some military sites in the provinces of Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam in the early hours of October 26.

Iran’s air defenses intercepted and successfully confronted the acts of aggression, it said, adding that some limited damage was caused in some areas, the dimensions of which are being investigated.