Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Saied Iravani, sent a letter to the Presidency of the UN Security Council and to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He said the attack against Israel "is part of Tehran's exercise of its right to self-defense, enshrined in Article 51 of the U.N.
Charter" "If the Israeli regime were to commit military aggression again - states the Tehran ambassador - Iran's response will certainly be stronger and more resolute," he said. "Such violations - continues the letter - have exacerbated tensions in the region and threatened regional and international peace and security", he added. "The Security Council has failed in its duty to maintain international peace, security and international law", he said in the letter to UN Secretary General. The letter was sent to the presidency of the Security Council, the Secretary General and the President of the Iranian Mission to the UN in New York. It was signed by Iran's U.S. ambassador, Ali Akbar Velayati, and the UN's chargé d'affaires to Iran, H.A. Hellyer.