Iran demands reparations from six Arab states for enabling US-Israeli Aggression

The Iranian ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has renewed the call for holding to account the states participating in the unjustified US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic.

Amir-Saeid Iravani made the remarks in a letter addressed to the UN chief and the Security Council president on Thursday in response to anti-Iran letters sent by six Arab countries, including, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan, to the world body.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates once again its clear and consistent position that all States whose internationally wrongful acts have played a role in the United States' and the Israeli regime's aggression against its sovereignty and territorial integrity must be held accountable,” he said.

Iravani also stressed that the Persian Gulf littoral states are under an obligation to make full reparation to the Islamic Republic of Iran, including compensation for all material and moral damage caused by their internationally wrongful acts.

He warned of threats to international peace and security amid the continued failure of the UN Security Council to address the unlawful use of force by the US and the Israeli regime, as well as the complicity of states that have either facilitated or directly participated in the military assault.

The envoy categorically rejected as unfounded and unsubstantiated the anti-Iran claims made by the six Arab countries regarding the premeditated and unprovoked US-Israeli aggression that killed more than 3,375 people and damaged over 125,630 civilian structures across the country.

Attempting to distort the factual and legal context, the aforesaid countries falsely attributed responsibility for the war to Iran, which has been the target of the savage war of aggression, he added.

“The claims advanced by the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan that the armed attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran were not launched from their territories, even if true, quod non, only serve to confirm that Iran has been targeted by aggressors operating from military bases and facilities situated within those States.”

Iravani highlighted the complicity of Arab countries in the US-Israeli attacks against Iran, citing assessments conducted by the Iranian armed forces, along with the recent statement by the commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, who recently hailed Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan for being “exceptional teammates."

He noted that the failure of the Security Council to uphold Iran’s legitimate right of self-defense does not negate the nation's inherent right of self-defense under general international law.

The illegal US-Israeli aggression on Iran began on February 28 with airstrikes that assassinated senior Iranian officials and commanders.

The Persian Gulf littoral states allowed the aggressor regimes to use their soil and airspace to launch anti-Iran attacks.

The Iranian armed forces unleashed 100 waves of successful retaliatory strikes against sensitive and strategic American and Israeli targets throughout the region.

On April 8, forty days into the war, a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire went into effect but the first round of Tehran-Washington negotiations failed to reach an agreement.

US President Donald Trump unilaterally extended the truce, saying his administration will wait for an Iranian proposal for a second round of talks in Islamabad.

However, Tehran has refrained from committing to a second round of negotiations, with authorities citing Washington’s excessive demands and “naval blockade” of Iran as two main impediments to concluding the war.

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