WANA (Apr 04) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, in an official letter addressed to the UN Secretary-General and members of the Security Council, warned of the humanitarian and environmental consequences of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities and called for urgent international action.

 

Seyed Abbas Araghchi, in the letter sent on Saturday night (April 4, 2026)—a copy of which was also forwarded to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)—outlined the dimensions of the recent attacks, describing them as a clear violation of international law and a serious threat to regional and global security.

 

Referring to the continued attacks on Iranian facilities under IAEA safeguards, particularly the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, he stressed that such unlawful actions pose a serious risk of radioactive contamination and could lead to severe humanitarian and environmental consequences across the region.

 

Iran’s Foreign Minister also criticized the performance of the UN Security Council and the IAEA, stating that these bodies have not only failed to prevent such attacks but have also refrained from condemning them—an approach that, he said, has emboldened the perpetrators.

 

In another part of the letter, Araghchi pointed to a series of attacks carried out in recent weeks, including strikes on the Natanz nuclear facilities, the Bushehr power plant, and the Khondab heavy water production plant. He expressed grave concern over the proximity of some of these attacks to active nuclear facilities, calling the situation “intolerable.”

 

He emphasized that these actions violate UN Security Council resolutions and IAEA regulations, as well as fundamental principles of international humanitarian law, including the provisions of the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, which prohibit attacks on facilities containing dangerous forces.

 

The letter also warned of the environmental consequences of such attacks, noting that potential radioactive contamination of the Persian Gulf, along with damage to regional ecosystems and vital natural resources, could threaten public health and economic stability in neighboring countries.

 

Iran’s Foreign Minister further criticized recent remarks by the IAEA Director General, describing them as inconsistent with the agency’s technical and impartial mandate, and warned that the disclosure of sensitive safeguards-related information could increase the risk of further attacks.

 

In conclusion, he formally registered Iran’s protest and called on the UN Secretary-General to have the letter recorded as an official document of the Security Council and circulated as an IAEA document.