WANA (Jul 18) – Iran has strongly condemned Israel’s recent military attacks against Syria at an emergency UN Security Council meeting, calling them a dangerous escalation by a regime that continues to illegally occupy Syrian territory and violate international law and the UN Charter.

 

Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, stated Thursday that Israel’s ongoing military aggression—especially in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights—constitutes a clear violation of multiple Security Council resolutions. He emphasized that Israel has pursued illegal annexation and settlement expansion in Syrian territory for decades.

 

“Israel has become the gravest and most dangerous threat to regional peace and security,” Iravani said. “This is due to its continued acts of aggression and the unconditional political and military support it receives from the United States and certain Western countries. These governments must be held accountable for facilitating Israel’s illegal actions and atrocities that threaten not only regional but international peace.”

 

The Iranian envoy warned that the attacks on Syria are a direct result of the Security Council’s silence and the international community’s failure to take deterrent action. “Israel has never faced consequences for its systematic violations of international law and continues its aggression with full impunity,” he said.

 

Iravani also linked the strikes in Syria to Israel’s recent 12-day military assault on Iran itself, calling them a blatant breach of the UN Charter. “With full and unconditional support from the U.S., Israel deliberately targeted Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities—under IAEA safeguards—alongside civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and residential areas,” he said.

 

According to Iravani, the attacks killed over 1,100 civilians, including 41 children and 126 women, and led to the complete destruction of 7 hospitals, 11 ambulances, and more than 3,500 homes. “These undeniable facts reveal the criminal and aggressive nature of the Israeli regime,” he said.

 

He further stated: “The roots of instability are clear: Israel’s illegal occupation, repeated acts of aggression, and systemic violations of international law—enabled by the unconditional support of a permanent member of this Council. It is time for the Security Council to fulfill its responsibilities under the UN Charter, end Israel’s impunity, and hold it accountable.”

 

Iravani condemned the Security Council’s continued inaction, especially in light of Israeli atrocities in Gaza—including the use of starvation as a weapon of war, mass killings of civilians, and deliberate destruction of vital infrastructure.

 

Iran reaffirmed its full support for Syria’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity. Iravani also urged Syria’s interim government to respect minority rights and resolve internal issues through inclusive dialogue. He rejected any Israeli claims of humanitarian intervention as baseless, calling them a “false pretext” for violating Syrian sovereignty.

 

“Only through justice, accountability, and an end to occupation and aggression can our region move toward genuine peace, sustainable stability, and collective security,” he concluded.

Israeli Attack on Syria. Social media/ WANA News Agency

Full Statement of the Iranian Ambassador at the UN Security Council

 

In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

 

Mr. President,

 

I thank you for convening this urgent and important meeting to address the continued acts of aggression by the Israeli regime against the Syrian Arab Republic. At the outset, I wish to extend my sincere congratulations to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. We are confident in your able leadership. I also express appreciation to the Republic of Guyana for its effective and successful management of the Council in June. Furthermore, I thank Mr. Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General, for his briefing.

 

Mr. President,

 

The recent wide-scale military attacks by the Israeli regime against the Syrian Arab Republic are strongly condemned. These deliberate acts of aggression—including attacks on Damascus, public infrastructure, and government facilities—represent a dangerous escalation by a regime that continues to occupy parts of Syrian territory illegally and persistently violates international law and the United Nations Charter.

 

Allow me to emphasize the following points:

 

1. These military strikes have taken place while the Israeli regime continues its occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights. For decades, Israel has pursued policies of illegal annexation and settlement expansion in this occupied territory—policies that are in direct contradiction with the United Nations Charter and numerous Security Council resolutions.

 

2. Israel has become the gravest and most dangerous threat to regional peace and security. This is the result of its ongoing aggressive conduct and the unconditional political and military support it receives from the United States and certain Western countries. These governments must be held fully accountable for facilitating the Israeli regime’s illegal actions and heinous crimes, which not only endanger regional security but also threaten international peace and stability.

 

3. The attacks on Syria are a direct consequence of the Security Council’s silence and the international community’s failure to take preventive measures. Israel has never faced consequences for its repeated and systematic violations of international law and continues its aggression with full impunity.

 

This most recent aggression follows Israel’s 12-day-long military operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which constitute a blatant violation of the UN Charter and international law. Backed by full and unconditional support from the United States, Israel deliberately targeted Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities—under IAEA safeguards—as well as civilian infrastructure including hospitals and residential areas.

 

These unlawful attacks resulted in the martyrdom of over 1,100 civilians, among them 41 children and 126 women. As a result of the aggression, seven hospitals, eleven ambulances, and more than 3,500 residential units were completely destroyed. These undeniable facts clearly reveal the criminal and aggressive nature of the Israeli regime.

 

4. The root causes of instability are clear: the Israeli regime’s illegal occupation, repeated aggressions, systematic and extensive violations of international law and the UN Charter, and the unconditional support it receives from a permanent member of the Security Council.

 

The time has come for the Security Council to act. The Council must fulfill its responsibilities under the Charter, end Israel’s impunity, and hold the regime accountable for its persistent and flagrant violations. The Council’s continued inaction has only emboldened the aggressors. This silence is especially troubling and unacceptable in light of the Israeli regime’s crimes in Gaza—including the use of starvation as a method of warfare, the killing of tens of thousands of civilians including women and children, and the systematic destruction of vital infrastructure.

 

Only through the realization of justice, ensuring accountability, and ending the occupation and aggression of the Israeli regime can our region move toward genuine peace, sustainable stability, and collective security.

 

5. Once again, we reaffirm our firm support for the sovereignty, national unity, and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic. We call on the Syrian interim government to fully respect the rights of all minorities and to resolve internal disputes through inclusive dialogue and peaceful means.

 

The fundamental principles of international law and the UN Charter—especially the prohibition on the use of force, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of states—must be fully and strictly upheld.

 

The Israeli regime has no legal or moral justification to violate Syria’s sovereignty or to interfere in its internal affairs under the deceptive pretext of protecting minority rights. Such actions are a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter and must be unequivocally condemned by this Council.

 

Thank you, Mr. President.