WANA (Mar 22) – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has firmly rejected Jordan’s allegations against Tehran, dismissing Amman’s compensation claim as baseless and accusing the kingdom of repeatedly allowing its territory and airspace to be used in attacks on Iran.

 

In a letter addressed to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, rejected what he described as the “baseless and misleading” accusations contained in Jordan’s recent communication to the UN.

 

Iravani said Jordan had materially facilitated US and Israeli military operations against Iran by allowing repeated use of its territory, airspace, and facilities, arguing that such conduct gives rise to international responsibility.

 

He said the attacks had resulted in large-scale civilian casualties and systematic destruction of critical infrastructure, with densely populated residential areas, airports, hospitals, schools, and energy facilities allegedly targeted in what Tehran described as indiscriminate strikes and grave violations of international humanitarian law.

 

According to the letter, since February 28, 2026, ongoing US and Israeli military attacks have killed more than 1,750 civilians, including 234 women and 208 children, among them 12 children under the age of five. More than 22,800 people have also been wounded, including 3,500 women and over 450 children.

 

Iravani added that more than 70,000 civilian sites — including homes, commercial properties, and service centers — had been destroyed or severely damaged. He said the damage also includes several energy facilities, 180 medical and pharmaceutical centers, 36 ambulances, 498 schools and educational institutions, and 17 Red Crescent buildings.

 

The Iranian envoy also dismissed Jordan’s references to Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, international humanitarian law, and the principle of good-neighborliness as legally untenable, arguing that a state that has materially participated in the unlawful use of force cannot invoke those same legal norms to avoid responsibility.

 

In support of that argument, he cited the International Court of Justice’s 1971 advisory opinion on Namibia, which held that a party failing to fulfill its obligations cannot claim rights arising from the same legal relationship.

 

He further rejected Jordan’s invocation of Article 51 of the UN Charter, saying a state that has participated in or facilitated aggression cannot rely on self-defense to shield itself from the consequences of that conduct.

 

Iravani stressed that Iran’s actions were taken within its inherent right of self-defense in response to what he described as an ongoing armed attack against the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and population, and said those actions were lawful, necessary, and proportionate under international law.

 

He also dismissed Jordan’s compensation demand as entirely unfounded, arguing that under established principles of state responsibility, it is Jordan that bears liability for the extensive human, material, and infrastructural damage inflicted on Iran as a result of the unlawful use of force it allegedly helped enable.

 

According to the letter, Iranian authorities are currently conducting a comprehensive assessment and documentation of all losses, including civilian casualties and the destruction of critical infrastructure, while reserving Tehran’s right to pursue all available international legal and judicial avenues to ensure accountability and reparations.

 

In the final part of the letter, Iran lodged what it described as a “strong and explicit protest” against Jordan’s actions and called on Amman to immediately cease any support for or facilitation of what it termed acts of aggression, and to prevent any further use of its territory, airspace, or facilities against Iran.

 

Iravani concluded by warning that continued efforts to distort facts and evade responsibility risk further escalation and pose a serious threat to international peace and security, urging the Security Council to address what he called the root causes of the situation, including the unlawful use of force and the complicity of states that made such actions possible.

Emergency personnel work at the site of a strike on a residential building, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)