Iran has formally urged the United Nations Security Council to convene an emergency meeting following what it has termed as “heinous attacks and illegal use of force” by the United States on its nuclear facilities.
The appeal came in the form of a strongly-worded letter from Iran’s ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, who insisted that the Security Council “take all necessary measures” to hold Washington accountable for what Tehran views as flagrant violations of international law and the UN Charter.
The letter, accessed by American media outlets, denounces the American airstrikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—as unprovoked and premeditated. “The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns and denounces in the strongest possible terms these unprovoked and premeditated acts of aggression, which have followed the large-scale military attack conducted by the Israeli regime on 13 June against Iran's peaceful nuclear sites and facilities,” it stated.
The demand for urgent UN action follows a dramatic escalation in the regional conflict, after US President Donald Trump authorised the use of B-2 stealth bombers to strike Iranian nuclear sites. Trump described the mission as a “spectacular military success”, while Iranian authorities have dismissed the effectiveness of the raid, citing only “superficial damage” and no radiation leaks.
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Iranian officials claim the targeted facilities had already been evacuated and key nuclear materials relocated in anticipation of an attack. Fordow, the most fortified of the three sites, was reportedly struck with six 30,000-pound bunker buster bombs.
Though Trump hailed the operation and warned of “greater and easier” future strikes should Iran retaliate, Tehran has remained defiant. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed that the United States “should expect greater damage and blows than ever before”.
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation has since confirmed that radiation levels at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan remain stable and pose no threat to residents.
Meanwhile, regional powers have raised concerns about the risk of a wider conflict. Saudi Arabia condemned both the Israeli and US strikes, warning of threats to regional stability and urging a return to diplomacy. The Kingdom also confirmed that no radioactive contamination was detected in the Gulf following the US attacks.
With tensions at their peak, Iran’s call for a UN Security Council meeting signals its intent to frame the US strike not merely as an act of war but as a legal and diplomatic breach requiring international scrutiny.
The UN has yet to issue a formal response.
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