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As US and Israel i bombs fell on Tehran, the Iran ian Foreign Ministry on Saturday vowed that the country would defend itself against 'criminal aggression' and implored the United Nations Security Council to take emergency action.
The ministry said in a lengthy statement that Saturday's attacks, which US President Donald Trump characterized as the start of a massive military operation aimed at overthrowing the Iranian government, represent 'a violation of Article 2, Paragraph 4, of the United Nations Charter and a clear armed aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran.''The Islamic Republic of Iran notes the grave duty of the United Nations and its Security Council to take immediate action to confront the violation of international peace and security,' reads the ministry's statement, which noted that the US and Israeli assault began 'in the midst of a diplomatic process.''The Iranian people are now proud that they did everything they could to prevent war,' the statement continues. 'Now is the time to defend the homeland and confront the enemy's military aggression. Just as we were ready for negotiations, we are more ready than ever for defense. The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will respond to the aggressors with authority.'Ben Saul, the UN special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, condemned US-Israeli 'aggression against Iran' in a social media post, calling the assault a 'violation of the most fundamental rule of international law—the ban on the use of force.''All responsible governments should condemn this lawlessness from two countries who excel in shredding the international order,' Saul added.
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