Iran Writes to UN Warning of Broad Consequences Following Khamenei's Death
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has written to the UN Secretary-General and members of the UN Security Council regarding an attack by America and Israel that resulted in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Iran has threatened “profound and far-reaching consequences” for those responsible. The letter was sent on Monday, 2 March, local time.
“Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is not only the highest official authority of the state, but also a revered religious figure for tens of millions of Muslims throughout the region and the world,” wrote Araghchi in the letter, citing Iranian media outlet Press TV.
“Attacks of this nature will have profound and far-reaching consequences, for which responsibility lies entirely with the perpetrators,” he emphasised.
Araghchi characterised the assault carried out by America and Israel against Iran as a cruel and barbaric act. According to him, the actions of both nations were premeditated and unjustifiable.
“Israel and the US have targeted the Islamic Republic in a series of aggressive, premeditated, and entirely unjustifiable actions against the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of the nation, he stated.
The aggression directed at the Supreme Leader was deemed to demonstrate that the allies deliberately targeted the highest official authority of an independent UN member state.
Describing the attack as a “cowardly terrorist act,” Araghchi argued that it was carried out “in flagrant violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and constitutes a direct assault on the most fundamental principles of international law, including the prohibition on the use of force, the principle of sovereign equality of states, and immunity of heads of state.”
The deliberate attack on Iran’s highest official represents a serious and unprecedented breach of the most fundamental norms governing relations between states,” stressed Iran’s Foreign Minister.