Iran responds to US allegations at UN Security Council

TABNAK Mar. 22 - Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in New York responded in a letter to the Security Council to the accusations made by the US ambassador against his country at Friday's UNSC meeting.

News ID: 6157

Date: 22 March 2025 - 10:45

In a letter to the U.N. Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council Christina Markus Lassen, Iravani said these groundless accusations serve as nothing more than a calculated attempt to distract the international community's attention from the unfolding Israeli genocidal war, war crimes, and mass atrocities against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

He stressed that the U.S. mission in the U.N. seizes every opportunity in the Security Council to manipulate this platform, advancing Washington’s political agenda and falsely depicting Iran as a threat to international peace and security.

The full text of Iravani’s letter to the U.N. is as follows:

Excellency,

I categorically reject the baseless accusations leveled against the Islamic Republic of Iran by the representatives of the United States and the occupying terrorist regime of Israel during today’s Security Council open briefing on 21 March 2025 held under the agenda item “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question” (9883rd meeting), falsely attributing destabilizing activities and support for terrorism to Iran. These accusations are entirely groundless, devoid of any credibility, and serve as nothing more than a calculated attempt to distract the international community from the unfolding Israeli genocidal war, war crimes, and mass atrocities against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They also aim to obscure the United States' undeniable complicity in these crimes and its steadfast support for Israel’s destabilizing and malign activities across the region. I also reject the identical, unfounded claims made by the U.S. representative in the Security Council’s open briefing held on 18 March 2025 (9881st meeting) under the same agenda item.

The United States’ direct role in enabling Israel’s atrocities is irrefutable and well-documented. The U.S.’ unwavering political, military, and financial support has emboldened Israel to commit egregious crimes with absolute impunity. The baseless allegations against the Islamic Republic of Iran are, therefore, nothing but a desperate attempt to obstruct the Security Council from shouldering its responsibility, deflect attention from the truth, shield Israel from accountability, and perpetuate impunity for its crimes. Furthermore, these baseless accusations once again highlight the hostile policy of the U.S. administration towards the Islamic Republic of Iran and affirm that the U.S. delegation to the United Nations, acting on directives from Washington, disregards the realities on the ground and continues to make false accusations against the Islamic Republic of Iran. They seize every opportunity in the Security Council to manipulate this platform, advancing Washington’s political agenda and falsely depicting Iran as a threat to international peace and security.

In response to the U.S. representative’s baseless claim about Iran’s nuclear program during the meeting, I must emphasize that Iran’s nuclear activities are entirely peaceful and fully compliant with its obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty. In stark contrast, the United States remains the only country to have ever used nuclear weapons, committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Moreover, Washington’s double standards and hypocrisy are evident in its continued silence on Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal and its failure to address Israel’s repeated threats to use weapons of mass destruction against the Palestinian people in Gaza, exposing how the non-proliferation issue serves merely as a political tool for the United States.

I should be grateful if you would circulate the present letter as a document of the Security Council.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.