TEHRAN – Iran has called on the United States to immediately end its aggression against the country, lift its maritime blockade and provide credible guarantees against further attacks, warning that any renewed US-Israeli aggression would be met with an immediate and decisive response.
Addressing a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East in New York on Friday, Gholamhossein Darzi, Iran’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said insecurity in the Persian Gulf and around the Strait of Hormuz was a direct consequence of US-Israeli military aggression and Washington’s unlawful measures against Iran.
Darzi said the United States had launched wars of aggression against Iran on June 13, 2025, and again on February 28, 2026, in flagrant violation of the UN Charter and fundamental principles of international law.
He said the two rounds of aggression had claimed more than 5,000 lives, including 254 children and 251 women, while extensive attacks had targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, bridges, industrial facilities, airports, transport networks and energy installations.
Referring to the February 28 attacks, Darzi said two waves of US Tomahawk missiles had struck a school in Minab, killing 168 children. He also cited a US strike on Lamerd Stadium that killed at least 21 civilians, including children, and wounded around 100 others.
