Iran tells UN that US aggression, not Iranian action, is threat to peace

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Iran's ambassador to the UN rejected US accusations against Tehran as baseless, asserting that Iran’s military responses to U.S. strikes are lawful self-defense under the U.N. Charter. The statement underscores ongoing geopolitical tensions between Iran and the United States.

TEHRAN — Iran's ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday rejected American accusations against his country as "baseless" and "disinformation," insisting that Tehran's military responses to U.S. strikes were lawful exercises of self-defense under the U.N. Charter.