TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has condemned recent US and Israeli strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities as a “blatant violation” of the UN Charter, urging the international community to hold the perpetrators accountable.

Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday during a session marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, Ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani said the commemoration serves as a reminder of the catastrophic consequences nuclear weapons and testing have on human life, the environment, and international security. He stressed that new nuclear risks are emerging, including deliberate attacks on peaceful nuclear installations.

“Dangers posed by nuclear tests are not confined to deliberate explosions alone; the threat or use of force against nuclear facilities entails equally grave risks,” Iravani said.

The envoy pointed to the “reckless” Israeli and US attacks in June on Iran’s safeguarded nuclear sites, which operate under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) oversight and are dedicated solely to peaceful purposes. Such strikes, he said, are a “direct assault on the foundations of multilateralism” and constitute a “grave threat” to global peace and security.

Iravani also denounced Israeli attacks on Iranian cities hosting International Monitoring System (IMS) stations, which are part of the global verification network against nuclear testing. He warned that such actions not only endanger the safety of technical staff and compromise the integrity of the facilities, but also strike at the core infrastructure of the international non-proliferation regime.

“The international community must unequivocally condemn these actions, demand accountability for those who violate international law, and strengthen protections for nuclear installations,” he said. “Perpetrators must know they cannot enjoy impunity for such grave violations.”

The ambassador cautioned that remaining silent on these attacks would be tantamount to betraying the memory of victims of nuclear testing. He emphasized that assaults on safeguarded facilities undermine both the “inalienable” rights of sovereign states and the credibility of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

“If peaceful nuclear facilities can no longer be considered safe from threat or use of force, what meaning remains in the guarantees the Treaty promises?” Iravani asked.

On June 13, Israel launched an unprovoked assault, triggering a 12-day conflict that killed at least 1,064 people in Iran, including senior military figures, nuclear scientists, and civilians. The United States joined the offensive by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites.

Iran later carried out retaliatory operations against both Israel and the US, which succeeded in halting the aggression by June 24.