In a letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres and President of the UN Security Council Jamal Fares Alrowaiei on April 23, Saeed Iravani dismissed the Israeli regime’s allegations as baseless and unjustified, stressing that they are part of a broader attempt to portray the aggressor as the victim while concealing ongoing violations of the UN Charter and international law.
What follows is the text of the letter:
In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
Excellency,
I am writing to you regarding the letter dated 25 March 2026 from the representative of the Israeli regime to the United Nations, addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2026/225). Attached to the letter in question is a letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Israeli regime containing baselessly and unjustifiably references Iran and an unfounded accusation against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which represent yet another desperate attempt by the Israeli regime to distort reality, mislead the Security Council by portraying the aggressor as the victim while concealing its own grave violations of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, and to justify its own unlawful acts of aggression against Lebanon and other countries in the region.
The Islamic Republic of Iran categorically rejects these unjustified references and baseless accusations made against Iran, and regards them as nothing more than a pretext to justify Israel's persistent violations of UNSCR 1701 (2006) and its persistent violations of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon, as well as atrocious war crimes committed by the regime against innocent civilians and civilian infrastructure in Lebanon.
The Israeli regime has demonstrated a persistent and deliberate refusal to comply with its international obligations and to cease its grave and ongoing violations-violations that have been repeatedly and formally documented by the Government of Lebanon in its communications to the Security Council and the Secretary-General. Rather, it resorts to fabricating baseless allegations in a desperate attempt to justify its unlawful occupation of Lebanese territory as well as its continued, systematic violations of Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
There can be no ambiguity that the Israeli regime remains the main source of instability and insecurity in the region, posing a direct and serious threat to international peace and security. Its continued impunity only deepens regional tensions, threatens international peace and stability, and erodes further the credibility of international law and the UN Charter.
The Islamic Republic of Iran calls upon the Security Council to take a firm and unequivocal position. The Security Council must squarely address the destabilising role and conduct of the Israeli regime as a primary driver of regional instability and a manifest threat to international peace and security. It must compel Israel to comply fully and immediately with its obligations under international law, including the cessation of all violations. The Israeli regime must be held responsible and fully accountable for all its acts of aggression, its systematic violations of the Charter of the United Nations, international law, in particular international humanitarian law, and for committing egregious war crimes against nations in the region, including Iran. Any failure by the Security Council to act decisively will only embolden this lawless regime to persist in its unlawful and destabilising conduct, escalate its violations, and further threaten regional and international peace and security.
I should be grateful if you would have the present letter circulated as an official document of the Security Council.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.