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Ambassador accuses U.S. and Israel of unlawful attacks on Iranian facilities and urges U.N. action
Summary
In a Security Council statement, an ambassador accused the United States and Israel of unlawful attacks on IAEA‑safeguarded nuclear facilities (citing June 2025 and Feb. 28, 2026) and additional strikes on July 7–8; he urged the secretary-general and Council to take measures and hold the United States accountable.
An ambassador addressing the United Nations Security Council accused the United States and Israel of carrying out "unlawful military attacks" against Iran, including strikes on IAEA‑safeguarded nuclear facilities in June 2025 and on Feb. 28, 2026. The ambassador said those actions violated Article 2 of the United Nations Charter and "seriously undermine the global nonproliferation regime."
The speaker further alleged additional U.S. attacks on installations in Iran's southern cities and on several Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf on July 7 and 8 (year not specified in the transcript) and said the U.S. president had publicly acknowledged and taken responsibility for one of the acts. The ambassador asserted that Ethiopia had apparently supported those actions and therefore lacked credibility when accusing Iran.
Invoking the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, the ambassador said responsibility for maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz — including reopening and demining operations — "lies exclusively with Iran" and warned that any external attempt to create parallel arrangements would violate the MOU and jeopardize maritime safety.
The ambassador called on the secretary-general and Security Council to "take effective and decisive measures" to stop the alleged U.S. unlawful acts of aggression, to prevent escalation, and to ensure the United States is held accountable for legal and political consequences. He repeated that Iran would remain bound by the Islamabad MOU only so long as the United States complied with its obligations; if violations continued, Iran said it would no longer be bound by the MOU.
The transcript records these allegations and calls for action but does not contain responses from other members or evidence in the meeting that the Council adopted measures or verified the charges.
