Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a press conference in Istanbul on Sunday.
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Iran’s top political officials are condemning the US to carry out a series of overnight attacks on several nuclear facilities of Iran and claim the country’s right to defend themselves.
Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi called the US operation a “derogatory, serious and unprecedented violation” of the United Nations Charter and International Law.
“War-humming and lawless administration in Washington is responsible for the far-reaching implications of entire and completely dangerous consequences and aggression,” Araghchi Said during a press conference in Istanbul. He said Iran “protects all options to protect its safety interests and people.”
Iranian President Masood Peseshkian said that the attack showed that the US had “rear” the recent Israeli bombing campaign against Iran, According to Agnes France-Press,
Iran’s Ambassador to United Nations Amir Sayid Irawani condemned the strike In a letter to United Nations leaders As “unsafe and prefabricated acts of aggression.”
Irawani requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, where the US is a permanent member to address attacks on Fordo, Natanz and Esfhan atomic sites. This meeting is scheduled for 3 pm local time in New York City on Sunday, According to Associated Press,
The Foreign Minister, Argchi, also accused the Trump administration, who was recently interacting with Iran at his nuclear program, to betray “diplomatic diplomat”.
Argchi said that he was traveling to Moscow on Sunday and set up a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday morning. Argchi described Russia as “a friend of Iran” and said that he would discuss US attacks with Russian officials. Russia’s Foreign Ministry Condemned US attacks Against Iran, they are called “dangerous growth”.
It is feared that Iran may be a way of closing the straw of hormuz, a narrow sea route between Iran and Oman, which is important for global oil trade. Consumption of about 20% global petroleum fluid passed through Strait last year, According to US Energy Information Administration,
Iran’s Parliament is supporting the idea of closing the drainage of Hormuz, but this decision eventually comes to the country’s top security officials, Exios reportedState Secretary Marco Rubio Called the possibility “Another terrible mistake” and “financial suicide” for Iran.
President Trump Said at Saturday evening address From the White House that “Iran’s major nuclear enrichment facilities have become completely and completely distracted.”
But Mohammad Manan Raisi, a member of Iran’s Parliament representing QOM, has said that Fordo did not suffer serious harm, Reuters Informed,
Rafael Mariano Griece, Director General of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency, Said in a statement Iranian nuclear officials said that there was no spike in off-site radiation levels after the US attacks.
“As at this time, we do not expect that there will be any health results for people or environment outside the targeted sites,” Griecy said.