Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has called on the United Nations to uphold its legal and moral responsibilities in response to what he described as an illegal and provocative war against Iran.
In a post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday (March 7), Araghchi responded to recent comments made by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN. Guterres had earlier expressed concern about the potential risks the ongoing conflict poses to the global economy and urged all sides to halt the fighting.
Rejecting the characterization of the situation as simply a conflict, Araghchi said the situation should instead be described as an unprovoked act of aggression against Iran by two nuclear-armed states. He stressed that the crisis should not be viewed merely as a “fight” but as a coordinated attack targeting Iran.
The Iranian foreign minister also criticized the focus on economic risks while ignoring the humanitarian consequences. He questioned why concerns about the global economy were being highlighted while civilians continued to lose their lives.
According to Araghchi, innocent civilians have been killed in the past seven days due to attacks carried out by the United States and Israel. He claimed that in the city of Minab alone, 175 children were killed during the strikes, referring to them as “little angels.”
He further stated that the attacks took place while Iran was engaged in critical diplomatic negotiations and marked the second such strike within nine months.
The military operation against Iran reportedly began after the assassination of the country’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military officials on February 28. The offensive has reportedly caused widespread destruction across both military and civilian locations.
In response, Iran’s armed forces launched retaliatory strikes, targeting US and Israeli assets in occupied territories and across several parts of the Middle East with waves of missiles and drones.
