Iran condemns Jordan’s role in US-Israeli aggression, demands accountability at UN

Iran has formally rejected allegations leveled by Jordan, slamming Amman for complicity in a sustained war of aggression by the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic.

In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday, Iran’s Ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani dismissed a March 19 communication from Jordan’s Permanent Representative as “unfounded and misleading,” while asserting that Jordan bears clear international responsibility for facilitating attacks on Iranian soil.

In a letter submitted by Jordan's UN mission, Amman denied that it had placed its territory at the disposal of the United States to launch attacks against the Islamic Republic.

Iravani laid out Tehran’s position in nine detailed points, stating that the ongoing hostilities are a violation of fundamental international law, including the prohibition on the use of force and the peremptory norm—jus cogens—against aggression.

The United States and Israel launched an armed attack against Iran on February 28, in a “cowardly” breach of the UN Charter, the Iranian envoy wrote.

He noted that Jordan knowingly placed its territory, facilities, and airspace at the disposal of the aggressors.

“The letter from Jordan deliberately omits this central and determinative fact and instead seeks to invert the legal reality by attributing responsibility to the victim of aggression,” Iravani wrote.

Citing monitoring by Iran’s Armed Forces, the ambassador detailed “irrefutable” evidence of Jordanian complicity.

“Fighter aircraft, including US-made F-16, F-15, and F-35 jets stationed at Jordan’s Al-Azraq Air Base, were used to carry out strikes against southern Iranian provinces after aerial refueling over Jordanian territory,” Iravani noted.0

The letter added that US KC-135 and KC-46 refueling aircraft, departing from Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport, repeatedly transited Jordanian airspace to support attack operations.

Iravani argued that such actions engage Jordan’s international responsibility under customary international law, specifically referencing Article 16 of the International Law Commission’s Articles on State Responsibility, which addresses aiding and assisting in the commission of internationally wrongful acts.

The letter detailed extensive human and material costs since February 28, saying “any State that knowingly aids or assists in the commission of such violations bears responsibility under international law."

The ambassador systematically dismantled Jordan’s legal arguments, asserting that a state that facilitates aggression cannot invoke Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, international humanitarian law, or the principle of good neighborliness to shield itself from responsibility.

Citing the International Court of Justice’s 1971 Namibia Advisory Opinion, he underscored the principle that “a party which disowns or does not fulfil its own obligations cannot be recognized as retaining the rights which it claims to derive from the relationship.”

Similarly, Iravani dismissed Jordan’s invocation of Article 51 on self-defense as “manifestly unfounded,” maintaining that Iran’s actions have been strictly within its inherent right to self-defense against ongoing armed attacks—lawful, necessary, and proportionate under international law.

Iran rejected any compensation claims from Jordan as “entirely baseless,” asserting instead that Amman bears responsibility for the extensive human, material, and infrastructural damage inflicted on Iran.

“The competent authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran are undertaking a comprehensive assessment and documentation of all damage,” the letter stated, adding that Tehran “expressly reserves its right to pursue all available legal and judicial remedies at the international level to ensure full accountability and reparation.”

Ambassador Iravani called on Jordan to immediately cease any form of support for acts of aggression and to prevent further use of its territory against Iran.

He urged the Security Council to address the root causes of the situation, including the unlawful use of force and the complicity of states enabling such acts.

“Continued attempts to distort the facts and evade responsibility risk further escalation and pose a serious threat to international peace and security,” he warned.

The letter comes as the invading coalition continues to launch strikes against civilian and military sites across Iran.

Immediately following the start of the attacks, Iran began to retaliate by launching barrages of missiles and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on the US bases in regional countries.

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