Iran calls for UN Security Council meeting after Hezbollah's leader killed

United Nations General Assembly holds a ceremonial tribute to Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi at the U.N. headquarters in New York

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani addresses the delegates at the United Nations General Assembly during a ceremonial tribute to Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi at the United Nations headquarters in New York, U.S., May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Source: REUTERS

By Michelle Nichols

Iran on Saturday called for the United Nations Security Council to meet over Israel's actions in Lebanon and across the region, Iran's U.N. ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani wrote in a letter to the 15-member body after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly warns against any attack on its diplomatic premises and representatives in violation of the foundational principle of the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises and reiterates that it will not tolerate any repeat of such aggression," he wrote.

"Iran will not hesitate to exercise its inherent rights under international law to take every measure in defense of its vital national and security interests," Iravani said.

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