The United Nations Security Council will convene on Monday following Israel’s retaliatory strikes in Iran, according to Israel’s mission to the UN.
Iran requested the Security Council meeting, claiming that Israel violated international law with its direct strikes against it early Saturday.
In a letter to the Security Council, Iran’s permanent mission to the UN said Israel’s actions “constitute a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Iran and are “a flagrant breach of international law and the United Nations Charter.”
Israel’s ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said Iran’s request was “another attempt by Iran to harm us, this time in the political arena,” vowing to “stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself.”
Danon called claims that Israel has violated international law “ridiculous.”
Some context: Israel said it hit military targets in Iran during its high-stakes retaliation to Tehran’s ballistic missile barrage earlier this month.
The strikes did not include energy infrastructure, according to an Israeli military source. Iran has appeared to downplay the strikes overall, reporting limited damage at military sites.
Four members of Iran’s military were killed in the attack, according to state-run media, and Tehran said afterward that it is “entitled” to defend itself.
