Vienna
\nRussia\u2019s permanent representative to the international organizations in Vienna has categorically denounced US-Israeli strikes on Iran\u2019s civilian nuclear facilities, warning that such acts of aggression risk to result in a nuclear disaster.
\n\u201cThe US and Israel continue strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) policy — making bodies long ago characterized such reckless actions as a violation of international law, and a violation of the UN Charter and the IAEA Statute,\u201d Mikhail Ulyanov wrote in a post published on his X account on Sunday.
\nHe underscored that such anti-Iran attacks \u201crisk to cause a nuclear disaster.\u201d
\nEarlier this year, Iran\u2019s UN ambassador highlighted the horrific humanitarian and environmental repercussions stemming from the ongoing US-Israeli onslaught against Iran, saying the war of aggression has led to significant air pollution and health risks for civilians.
\nAmir Saeid Iravani stressed in separate letters to UN Secretary General Antonio Gueterres and other senior UN officials that these attacks constitute a clear violation of international obligations arising under multilateral environmental agreements — including the United Nations Framework Convention on Biological Diversity, which underscore States\u2019 responsibility to protect the global environment and to refrain from actions that may cause widespread harm.
\n\u201cThe government of the Islamic Republic of Iran calls upon the United Nations and its relevant bodies to urgently address these developments and to undertake appropriate measures, including condemning environmentally destructive acts and pursuing accountability for those responsible for this manifest environmental crime.\u201d
\nThe US and Israel started a fresh round of aerial aggression on Iran on February 28, some eight months after they waged a war of aggression against the country.
\nIran began to swiftly retaliate by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases and interests in regional countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Vienna Russia\u2019s permanent representative to the international organizations in Vienna has categorically denounced US-Israeli strikes on Iran\u2019s civilian nuclear facilities, warning that such acts of aggression risk to result in a nuclear disaster. \u201cThe US and Israel continue strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) policy — making bodies long ago […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":537901,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-537875","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n