Iran calls for UN Security Council meeting after US strikes

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday condemned the United States for launching airstrikes on Irans nuclear facilities calling it a serious violation of international law the UN Charter and the Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty NPT reported news agency ANIFurther Irans mission to the UN has demanded an urgent meeting of the Security Council following the US attacks on its nuclear facilities The mission described the US bombing as a blatant and illegal aggression and demanded it be condemned in the strongest possible termsIn his first official reaction to US strikes Araghchi stated that Tehran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty interests and peopleThe top Iranian diplomat accused the US a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council UNSC of lawless and criminal behaviour by targeting what he described as peaceful nuclear installationsThe United States a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter international law and the NPT by attacking Irans peaceful nuclear installations the Iranian Foreign Minister said in an X postThe United States a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter international law and the NPT by attacking Irans peaceful nuclear installationsThe events this morning are outrageous and will have everlastinghellipmdash Seyed Abbas Araghchi araghchi June 22 2025The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences Each and every member of the UN must be alarmed over this extremely dangerous lawless and criminal behaviour he statedIn accordance with the UN Charter and its provisions allowing a legitimate response in selfdefence Iran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty interests and people Araghchi saidOn Saturday local time the United States launched an attack on three nuclear sites in Iran amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran In his first public remarks since carrying out precision strikes in Iran Trump warned that he could order further action if Tehran does not agree to a satisfactory peace agreementA report by ANI cited a US official the US used six B2 bombers to drop a dozen bunker buster bombs on the Fordow nuclear site Navy submarines fired 30 TLAM cruise missiles at two other sites Natanz and Isfahan and a B2 dropped two bunker busters on Natanz the official saidUS President Donald Trump has also threatened Iran with further military action if peace is not achieved in the region He made the remarks in his first public statement since the precision strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilitiesFordow Natanz and Esfahan by the US on Saturday US local timeIn his address from the White House Trump said Remember there are many targets left Tonight was the most difficult of them all by far and perhaps the most lethal But if peace does not come quickly we will go after those other targets with precision speed and skillStating that the other sites can be taken out in a matter of minutes Trump praised the military prowess of America in his speech Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes Theres no military in the world that couldve done what we did tonight not even close There has never been a military that can do what took place just a little while agoTrump also announced that Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General Dan Caine will hold a press conference on Sunday US local time at the PentagonWith inputs from ANI