Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, sent a letter to the UN Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemning the US attacks on Iran and describing them as war crimes. Iravani stressed that these attacks, which he said took place between July 8-16, violated Iran's sovereignty and were contrary to international law.
The letter listed the areas targeted by the US attacks as including Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Ahvaz, Chabahar, Konarak, Jask, Sirik, Iranshahr, Abu Musa Island, Greater Tunb Island, as well as the cities of Shiraz, Khorramabad, Semnan, Urmia and Hamedan. The letter claimed that these attacks caused extensive damage to critical civilian infrastructure such as ports, transportation and communication networks, logistics centers, radar facilities and coastal defense systems.
Civilian casualties and targets
The letter reported that more than 40 Iranians were killed and hundreds were injured in the latest wave of attacks. Among the dead were civilians, emergency response teams, firefighters, park rangers and fishermen.
Iran's UN Ambassador drew attention to several incidents in his letter:
- A firefighter was killed while responding to the attack on Iranshahr Airport on July 8.
- Three family members of environmental ranger Javad Hasanzadeh were killed in an attack on a ranger station in Hormozgan province on July 14.
- Seven soldiers were killed in a missile attack on a military garrison dormitory in the Bampur district of Iranshahr on July 15.
- The Shahid Baghaei Hospital, a children's cancer treatment center in Ahvaz, was damaged and evacuated due to US airstrikes. Iravani described this attack as 'a cowardly act and a war crime targeting the most innocent and defenseless people, children.'
Attacks on civilian infrastructure such as a wheat silo in Hoveyzeh, a mineral water production plant in Dehloran, and a maritime control tower in Chabahar were also condemned.
Trump's threats and call to the UN
Iravani also included in his letter US President Donald Trump's threats to bomb Iran's bridges, power plants and nuclear facilities. Quoting Trump's statements, 'If it weren't for me or Bibi, especially both of us... If I hadn't hit them with a nuclear weapon, they would have had a nuclear weapon within two weeks,' Iravani said these remarks showed disrespect for international law and the fundamental principles of humanity.
The Iranian Ambassador called on the UN Security Council to 'take urgent and effective measures to end US aggression and ensure accountability for all grave violations.' Iravani stated, 'As long as the United Nations, particularly the Security Council, fails to fulfill its responsibility to maintain international peace and security, the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue to exercise all its rights under international law to protect its sovereignty, territorial integrity, people and vital interests.'
