UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Iran urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to condemn Israel’s recent warning that it had not ruled out using military force against the country’s nuclear program.

In a letter to the council, Iran’s UN Ambassador Mohammad Khazee referred to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s Jan. 14 warning that all options were on the table in regard to Iran.
Khazee insisted in the letter that Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful and called Israel’s statements “unacceptable and unjustifiable.” He said they were a “flagrant violation” of international law and the UN Charter, which calls on countries to refrain “from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.”
“The Security Council should react to these threats by unambiguously condemning them and calling on the said regime to cease and desist immediately from the threat of using force against members of the United Nations,” he said.
Iran insists its nuclear program is purely for civilian purposes.