Iran frustrated UN nuclear agency yet to condemn Israeli attacks
Iran wants the IAEA to do its job but the agency is yet to issue a condemnation of Israel’s actions.
Under international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, attacking nuclear sites is banned. It is a violation of international law. That is the first thing Israel did – attack Natanz, Isfahan and now Tehran. These nuclear facilities are under constant attack.
The IAEA issued statements earlier today saying that the Tehran research nuclear reactor has been hit, and that facilities in Karaj, where parts of centrifuges are made, have come under attack.
There’s still no condemnation from the agency. When Russia invaded Ukraine, and there was fighting around Zaporizhzhia, one of the first things the agency did was condemn the attacks in the vicinity of the nuclear facility because it poses great risk. They have yet to condemn Israel.
Iran feels that there is very much this anti-Iran sentiment at the agency, and they have become very frustrated. As a result, I think we’re going to see a much different relationship between Iran and the agency now.
IAEA showing their true colors, institutionalized racism.
Iran summons German ambassador over ‘offensive remarks’: Iranian media
Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency says that Germany’s ambassador to Iran has been summoned over “offensive remarks” from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Merz said on Tuesday that Israel is doing “the dirty work” for Western nations by fighting Iran and praised the “courage” of the Israeli army and leadership for their decision, despite a strong consensus among legal scholars that Israel’s unprovoked strikes against Iran violate international law.
Iran also summoned the Swiss ambassador in Tehran, which functions as a representative on behalf of the US, to express ire over Trump’s remarks on Tuesday that Iran must offer “unconditional surrender”.
Iran requests another Security Council meeting
In a letter, Iran’s mission to the UN says the situation “has dangerously escalated due to mounting and undeniable evidence of direct US involvement in this unlawful campaign”.
The mission denounced what it described as Trump’s “brazen threat” to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei, as well as threats to strike the country’s nuclear facilities.
That points “to coordinated complicity in acts of war and state-sponsored aggression and terrorism at the highest levels”, it said in the letter.
“These reckless and inflammatory statements, especially when issued by the Head of State of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, constitute a grave and flagrant violation of international law,” it added.
The Security Council held an emergency meeting on Friday, just hours after Israel launched its first attacks against Iran. The Israeli and US representatives at the UN defended the Israeli military’s bombing of Iran, while many of the other council members urged de-escalation.
UN Security Council to hold meeting on Friday
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on the Israel-Iran conflict at 10am in New York (14:00 GMT) on Friday. Iran’s request was supported by Russia, China, Pakistan and Algeria.
Diplomats say the urgent #UNSC meeting that #Iran has requested will be held Friday morning (June 20th, 10 am). UNSC members @RussiaUN @Chinamission2un @PakistanUN_NY @AlgeriaUN all supported @Iran_UN's request. https://t.co/OXolx8zgND
— Rami Ayari (@Raminho) June 18, 2025
