TEHRAN- Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has accused several Persian Gulf states of complicity in the recent US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, asserting that evidence indicates that weapons used in the strikes originated from their arsenals.

In a letter addressed to the UN secretary-general and the president of the Security Council, Iran’s permanent representative, Amir Saeid Iravani, said remnants of munitions collected from multiple areas pointed to the involvement of regional governments. He argued that such findings demonstrate those states had “aided and abetted” the attacks and, in some cases, directly participated in acts of aggression under international law.

The letter was written in response to a communication circulated earlier this month by Bahrain on behalf of several Persian Gulf nations, which criticized Iran’s military actions during the conflict. Iran rejected those claims as “wholly unfounded and deliberately misleading,” insisting that the war began with an unlawful attack by the United States and Israel on February 28.

Iran maintains that the initial strikes violated core principles of international law, including the prohibition on the use of force. The letter accuses the Persian Gulf states of providing logistical and operational support, including access to their soil and airspace, which Iran says enabled attacks on civilian infrastructure.

Among the incidents cited was a strike on a school in the southern Iranian city of Minab that killed at least 168 children. Tehran believes that the attack was launched from the territory of one of the unnamed regional states.

Iran also said military assessments show that foreign forces repeatedly used regional bases to plan and execute operations. 

 Iravani said that governments found to have supported the attacks could be held legally liable and required to provide compensation for damages.

In addition to addressing the military conflict, the letter pushed back against accusations linking Iran to extremist groups such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS. Iran described itself as a longstanding victim of terrorism and highlighted its role in combating such groups in the region.

Iran called on Persian Gulf states to cease any involvement in military operations against it and urged the Security Council to focus on the root causes of the conflict. It warned that continued efforts to shift blame could escalate tensions further and threaten international peace and security.