JAKARTA – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sent an official letter to top UN officials alleging that the US was directing an Israeli attack on his country.
Referred to UN Secretary-General Antulio Guterres and president of the UN Security Council, the letter demands Washington’s accountability for the Israeli attacks that took place on June 13 and sparked a 12-day war between the two arch-foe.
The letter was delivered following US President Donald Trump’s latest statement claiming he was “very responsible” for Israel’s attack on Iran.
Araghchi described Trump’s statement as clear evidence of US leadership and control over what he called illegal acts by Israel, which killed more than 1,000 people in Iran, including senior military commanders and leading nuclear scientists.
According to the letter, the attacks violated Article 2 of the UN Charter, and included indiscriminate attacks on civilians.
Several civilian targets are reported to include hospitals, ambulances, state broadcasters, prisons, and energy infrastructure, including nuclear facilities under the protection of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The letter noted that these actions violated not only the UN Charter but also the Final Document of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT), a number of relevant IAEA resolutions, including Resolution 444 and 533, as well as UN Security Council Resolution 487 (1981).
Araghchi said responsibility for the action was not only in the hands of Israel, but also in the hands of the US, which “runs direction and control” over the Israeli attack.
He demanded that the US government fully compensate for the material and moral damage caused to Iran, including the recovery of the situation to previous circumstances and the reparation in accordance with applicable international legal principles.
Araghchi warned that Trump and any American official involved could face individual criminal responsibility for what he calls a gross violation of international humanitarian law.
The violations include aggression, directing attacks on civilians, including women, children, scientists, academics, journalists, and detainees, and deliberately targeting military officers outside the combat zone.
Iran has the “right” to take every legal means to hold the responsible state and individual accountable, and is entitled to compensation for the damage caused during the war, according to the letter.
Tensions between Tehran and Washington have risen dramatically since the war that erupted in June, which also ruled out nuclear negotiations.
Iran insists that negotiations will continue only if the US guarantees that the process will not be disrupted again.
Washington demands that Tehran carry out direct negotiations regarding its nuclear program, while it also insists that Iran’s nuclear infrastructure has suffered unrepairable damage as a result of US attacks on three major nuclear sites in Iran during the 12-day war.
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