The United Nations Security Council will meet afterward Friday over Israel’s strikes on Iran, diplomats stated.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi requested the assembly in a letter to the 15-member physique, saying Israel “has now crossed every red line, and the international community must not allow these crimes to go unpunished.”
“Iran reaffirms its inherent right to self-defense as enshrined in Article 51 of the UN Charter and will respond decisively and proportionately to these unlawful and cowardly acts,” Araghchi wrote.
Article 51 of the U.N. Charter covers the person or collective proper of states to self-defense in opposition to armed assault.
Israel launched a barrage of strikes throughout Iran on Friday, saying it had attacked nuclear services and missile factories and killed a swathe of army commanders in what could possibly be a protracted operation to stop Tehran constructing an atomic weapon.
“These outrageous actions represent not only a grave violation of Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as a sovereign UN Member State, but also constitute acts of aggression and war crimes,” Araghchi wrote.
Source: www.anews.com.tr