By Ayo Kehinde
Iran has accused the United States of complicity in what it described as Israel’s “premeditated military aggression” that left more than 100 people dead, including nuclear scientists and military personnel, in overnight airstrikes.
Speaking at an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on Friday, Iran’s Ambassador to the UN, Amir-Saeid Iravani, condemned the strikes, branding them as “state terrorism” jointly orchestrated by Washington and Tel Aviv.
Ambassador Iravani claimed Israel carried out the attacks “with full intelligence and political support from the United States administration,” alleging direct U.S. involvement in supplying weapons and intelligence used in the assault.
“U.S. officials have expressly and brazenly confessed their willful aid and assistance in the crimes, including their deliberate transfer of arms,” Iravani said.
He highlighted the human toll of the attack, stating, “We will not forget that our people lost their lives as a result of Israeli attacks with American weapons.”
Among the primary targets was Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, a site under full monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Iravani warned that the strikes risked “catastrophic radiological consequences” for the region and accused Israel of trying to derail ongoing nuclear talks.
The ambassador also criticised what he called the inaction of the UN and the IAEA, stating that their silence had “emboldened this rogue regime.”
He cited UN Security Council Resolution 487 (1981), which condemned Israel’s strike on Iraq’s Osirak reactor, as evidence of the Council’s “decades-long pattern of double standards.”
“Those who support this regime, with the United States at the forefront, must understand they are complicit,” Iravani said, accusing Washington of deliberately undermining international peace and diplomacy.
He linked the Israeli assault to broader U.S. efforts to sabotage diplomatic engagement, adding, “The U.S. orchestrated this chaos to kill diplomacy.”
Reiterating Iran’s previous warnings, Iravani said the country would invoke its right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
“Iran will respond decisively and proportionately — at a time, in a place, and by means of its choosing,” he declared, calling the response “inevitable” to restore deterrence and hold aggressors accountabl
