Iran demands urgent UNSC meeting on Israeli attack on consulate

Ambassador and Charge'd'Affaires of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Zahra Ershadi, has written a letter to the UN Security Council following an Israeli air strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria, demanding an urgent UNSC meeting to categorically denounce the violation of international regulations, Report informs, citing IRNA.

“The Israeli regime's crimes and cowardly terrorist attacks are a flagrant violation of the UN Charter, international law, and the foundational principle of the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises. The Zionist regime bears full responsibility for the consequences,” the Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations said on X.