Araghchi demands UN action to condemn US-Israeli war crimes in phone call with Russian FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during which he outlined the systematic crimes perpetrated by the United States and the Israeli regime against the Iranian people over the past 37 days.

Araghchi on Sunday condemned the repeated US and Israeli aggressions that have targeted Iran’s industrial and production infrastructure, hospitals, schools, residential neighborhoods, as well as its nuclear facilities and scientific centers.

He stressed that these barbaric attacks represent flagrant violations of international law and basic humanitarian norms, and demanded urgent action from relevant international bodies -- especially the United Nations Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency -- to officially condemn the crimes and bring the aggressors to justice.

The top Iranian diplomat also pointed to recent US threats against Iran’s energy facilities, describing the provocative rhetoric as an open and shameless admission of intent to commit war crimes.

Araghchi further called on all influential members of the UN Security Council to adopt a responsible position rooted in international law and to block any attempt by the United States to misuse the Security Council as an instrument for its unlawful agendas.

The Russian foreign minister reaffirmed Moscow’s consistent and principled stance in strongly condemning the US and Israeli military aggression against Iran.

He underscored the imperative of immediately halting illegal attacks on civilian targets, particularly the Bushehr nuclear power plant, and urged all sides to seize every diplomatic opportunity to prevent the expansion and spread of the conflict.

Iran is committed to defending its sovereignty and national interests in the face of foreign aggression, while highlighting the growing international consensus, led by responsible powers such as Russia, and China, against the reckless policies of the US and the Israeli regime that continue to threaten regional and global peace.

Araghchi’s telephone conversation with Lavrov comes after US President Donald Trump renewed his threat to unleash “hell” on Iran if it continues to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, saying the US will destroy the country’s power plants and bridges.

The US president wrote that Tuesday is the day of attacks on power plants and bridges across Iran, which he said all would be “wrapped up in one.”

Iran has intensified its restrictions on the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing US-Israeli war against the country.

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Iranian authorities have indicated that the world's vital energy lifeline, through which nearly one-fifth of global oil passed before the war, remains open to everyone except to ships tied to the US, Israel and their allies.

The restrictions have led to a significant rise in global energy and commodity prices, with experts suggesting that the impact could escalate to historic levels if the confrontation continues.

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