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Iran is demanding compensation from Gulf states it has attacked repeatedly after accusing them of complicity in the US and Israel strikes that began on February 28.
In the letter to the UN Security Council, seen by The National on Monday, Tehran claimed Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan allowed their territories to be used for attacks on Iran after the US and Israel launched strikes. Iran called that a “flagrant act of aggression” in breach of international law and the UN Charter.
“By their internationally wrongful acts, they have breached their international obligations owed to the Islamic Republic of Iran under international law, thereby engaging their international responsibility,” said Iran's ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani.
In January, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the country would not allow its airspace, territory or territorial waters to be used for hostile military actions against Iran, emphasising its commitment to neutrality and regional stability.
Other countries in the region took a similar position but all have faced near-daily Iranian drone and missile attacks that have damaged vital infrastructure, and caused deaths and injuries among citizens and foreign residents.
Mr Iravani said these countries “should make full reparation”, including compensation for all material damage caused to Iran. He claimed the “conduct of those states in allowing their territories to be used by the aggressors against the Islamic Republic of Iran qualifies as an act of aggression”.
Iran also rejected UN Security Council Resolution 2817, which condemned Tehran for “egregious attacks” against Gulf states, calling it “manifestly unjust” and “legally untenable”. Last month, the council adopted the Bahrain-sponsored resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on its neighbours.
The text, which had a record number of 136 co-sponsors, “demanded the immediate cessation of all attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran against Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan”.
Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed, last month called for clear guarantees that such actions would not be repeated and said any solution to resolve the conflict must include Iranian compensation for the targeting of civilian and vital infrastructure, as well as civilians themselves.
“Iran deceived its neighbours before the war about its intentions and revealed a premeditated aggression despite their sincere efforts to avoid it,” Dr Gargash said on X.
